HELP .ANTs!!?
Question:The house my boyfriend and I live in basically lives on an ant FARM... ANTS EVERYWHERE! ANyways, does anyone know any home remedies or ideas to get rid of these ants...they also come inside! YUCK!
Answers:
Ants don't care for mint or citrus, cloves or bay leaves, so think orange peel, peppermint tea, lemon juice, ground cloves, etc. If you can plant mint around the foundations of your home, you may deter them from entering. Vinegar has the same acid as citrus, so use it to clean with and ants won't feel welcome. (It probably erases or overpowers the odor trail other ants have left for them to follow.)
Clean bench tops and cupboards down really well, and then wipe down with a clean damp cloth that has a few drops of essential peppermint oil on it, you may need to apply a few drops of oil a couple of times.
Ants hate the smell of it and it is also environmentally friendly, and safe for humans and children, and no residue powders etc to clean up. And the big bonus is that the room smells fresh and minty. I also want to add that you can put the oil on a cotton ball after cleaning and put in the areas you have ants and that should help too...replace once the smell is gone.
*** if you don't have any pets you might want to try Raid ant spikes in the yard***
I hope this was helpful,Good Luck! :)
If you have pets or small children you can try baby powder, it safe to use around plants kids pets etc... or if kids &/or pets aren't a concern boric acid might work. We just got rid of those peskey little buggers, but we just put those little ant hotels out, they where gone in about a week.
I've found combat disks (the ant control variety) are ver effective for taking care ants indoors.
As far as outdoors, you are going to be forced to poison them to get them out of your yard. I have no such experience, but the folks at any lawn and gaden place should be able to help out.
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