I got a bit careless with handling of sweet foods, eventually I got an ant infestation. At first I thought it was the normal black ants (i.e. sugar ants), and got the powder ant bait from Lazada.

First time I tabur the bait, hundreds of ants died. But they were still there, in far smaller amounts, a few days later. Used the bait again, even more died.

I used the bait again the third time, no more ants died. Safe to say, my kitchen and other areas of my house (they spread to dining, hall and also my study room) no longer have the black ant issue. Learnt my mistake.

However, now, the kitchen is kept very clean, dustbin emptied every day, no sisa sisa left...and I have a different ant issue. These are the "ghost ants", with a dark brown head and whitish body. They do not react to the powder bait at all.

Worse still they come from under sink cabinet to one of the wall sockets at the other side of the kitchen countertop. They don't seem to be attacking any food stuff. Have verified these are no termites.

Anyone got deal with these? I read online can use borax + sugar water solution, but I'm not sure where to get borax (powder form) in Malaysia.

Appreciate any help you have with this.

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This post has been edited by contestchris: May 8 2022, 03:17 PM

Borax can buy from Ace hardware. Lzd and ShopP should have also.
Sometimes the powder bait need to mix with some oil? Thats what the instructions say.

This ant if u smash it got bad smell right

Go & buy ants poison.

Later i check whether i've the bottle with me.
- Its a concentrated liquid poison for ants.
- It has to be mix with water b4 use.
- It has heavy smells & you should leave the house after use. (U might be poisoned if u inhale too much)

Get this ant bait from Bayer https://www.environmentalscience.bayer.my/P...axforce-Quantum . Sold in Lazada or Shopee.

Buy the sugar syrup poison

Hire pest control experts.

By far this works the best for me. Just gently spray/ apply the mixture at the ant trails, holes etc.. after few days, the ants magically disappeared. It usually lasted few years before i need to repeat the process again.

But ya, it is smelly & toxic...so got to handle with care

I use ant gel. Lazada have. Straight kill the queen within few days.

This is like the Pied Piper for ants. Only have to repeat when you see ants again.

Thanks for the suggestion. I see it has lots of good reviews (the ant part, not "fast shipping" or "good packaging" ones)

Can share which one?

Can share which is it pls

dont worry with imidacloprid solution, it is very powerful against ants, termite and fleas.

all you need to do is apply on the ant trails and also compliment it with sugars too.

if you are not comfortable with poison, you can try with eco bait (gel type), it works for me.

This post has been edited by zerorating: May 9 2022, 01:45 AM

Use fipronil. Easiest and most economical for domestic scale formulation is bayer regent pack, wettable powder form.

This post has been edited by failed.hashcheck: May 9 2022, 05:37 AM

Imidacloprid would kill too fast, reducing chance for it to be carried into colony. Thats why its mostly used in foliar application.

Pest asia eco bait .

https://shopee.com.my/PEST-ASIA.-ECO-BAIT-1...a6-80a66dbedb90

Any solution that is relatively safe if there is infant in the household? Thanks

clean up your house first

then use this wipe again.



This post has been edited by BOTAK_WAI: May 9 2022, 10:10 AM

I used powder bait with Fipronil, but it only seemed to work on the black sugar ants, not the whitish ghost ants.

https://www.lazada.com.my/products/10pack-a....645dc533Zy1BEe

Any solution for Ghost Ants specifically?

except that ants always touch each other antenna, thats how imidacloprid spreads.

If I buy the powder ant baits from Lazada, am I supposed to use them as is (in powder form), or mix with sugar (powder form), or mix with sugar solution (liquid form), or even honey? A bit confused on the correct application.

dont go for very cheap solution la.
ants also will know that that kind of food is poisonous and avoid it like a plague after some time.

want to know why bayer poison is very expensive? because the result is mostly positive.

Its for termite.

After i applied, can last around 1 year or 1 year plus b4 any types of ants coming back.

I notice different type of ants will take turn invading my house (Condo 17th floor)
- Need to apply poison for long lasting effect.

If u inside the house 24/7, i suggest u mix a very small bottle. (Careful, it is very toxic)
- Spray a little bit into corner where the ants coming in.
- The bottle will be spoilt, so don't buy expensive bottle ya.

Sigh....... mine need to apply again.
Ants start coming in last week.

This post has been edited by Aftermaths: May 9 2022, 03:14 PM

Just get these Fumakilla Ant Bait and place them all around.
they will be gone b4 u even realise it. at least it worked for my home.

i also buy this, also from lazada. within 1 week, ants all dead. even after 2 years, my house really ant free now. strongly advise this.

Any natural ant bait recommended? Those safe for pets and used near garden, planting vegetables. Scared later the ants transferred some baits near the planting area, human and pets gets poisoned.

I had the same ghost ant issue last year, and it drove me nuts because the regular powder baits didn’t even touch them. I tried the borax and sugar method, but it was more of a pain to get the borax and set it up than anything, and honestly didn't do much for the ghost ants either. After that, I mostly switched to gel baits meant for their species which helped, but only after a few weeks and loads of patience.

Don't kill, follow their route. One end will lead you to their water/food source while the other will take you back to their colony/nest then only you take action.

This post has been edited by Atrocious: Oct 9 2025, 05:55 AM

The most cost effective one I found is Regent 80WG. Mix 1g to 16 liters of water. Use as needed and keep the rest for future applications. And it's around RM5 per 1g packet.

This post has been edited by beverlykho: Oct 9 2025, 06:52 AM