How To Get Rid Of ANTS
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Kill 'em with -- cornmeal? That's right. Cornmeal is a natural product that will not harm children or pets, but which the ants cannot digest, effecting getting rid of ants in your home. In addition, the ants will pick it up and carry it back to the nest in many cases, sharing with other ants and even possibly the queen. The ants will die from this method, but it is inexpensive and effective. Typically, ants will be gone within 24 hours. Simply scatter the cornmeal over the area where the ants are crawling. Once they are gone or deceased, simply sweep and toss.~
Get cool with cukes. That's right. Scatter cucumber peels in your doorways and anywhere you see ants entering. This is a terrific natural remedy for ants. Many ants do not like cucumbers, especially bitter cucumbers, such as those used for pickling.
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Promptly clean after meals and take all trash out of your home. Know that learning how to get rid of ants involves creating an ant-proof abode.
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Move outdoor trash and recycling bins as far from your home as possible.
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Tightly wrap and store food set out on kitchen counters.
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Refrigerate all perishable food, especially in the summer, when fruits and vegetables may spoil quickly.
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Remove pools of standing water. Ants get thirsty too.
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Move outdoor trash and recycling bins as far from your home as possible.
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Tightly wrap and store food set out on kitchen counters.
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Refrigerate all perishable food, especially in the summer, when fruits and vegetables may spoil quickly.
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Remove pools of standing water. Ants get thirsty too.
Seal up cracks. The least toxic method is 100 percent silicon caulk.
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Sprinkle powdered red chili pepper, paprika, dried peppermint or borax on ant trails, in cracks and near entryways to deter them from moving in.
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Rid your garden of aphids, whiteflies and mealybugs. These sap-feeding insects excrete "honeydew," a sugary favorite of ants.
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Spray or paint sticky barriers made out of tanglefoot products on plants and trees. These barriers prevent ants from climbing up stems and trunks to feed.
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Create liquid bait by mixing 1 tsp. boric acid with 2 1/2 fluid oz. corn syrup or honey. Heat until the boric acid dissolves. In an eyedropper, add equal amounts of water and solution to drop in places ants frequent for 2 weeks.
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Make a natural repellent of citrus peelings and water in a blender and pour it over the anthill.
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Sprinkle powdered red chili pepper, paprika, dried peppermint or borax on ant trails, in cracks and near entryways to deter them from moving in.
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Rid your garden of aphids, whiteflies and mealybugs. These sap-feeding insects excrete "honeydew," a sugary favorite of ants.
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Spray or paint sticky barriers made out of tanglefoot products on plants and trees. These barriers prevent ants from climbing up stems and trunks to feed.
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Create liquid bait by mixing 1 tsp. boric acid with 2 1/2 fluid oz. corn syrup or honey. Heat until the boric acid dissolves. In an eyedropper, add equal amounts of water and solution to drop in places ants frequent for 2 weeks.
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Make a natural repellent of citrus peelings and water in a blender and pour it over the anthill.
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Vinegar to get rid of ants.
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One glove of garlic, one onion, one tablespoon of cayenne pepper and a quart of water. Steep for one hour, add a tablespoon of liquid soap and spray it around the house@ for ant and roach control.
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Mixing baking soda with powdered sugar and applying to infested area.
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Wash kitchen surfaces with vinegar solution and sprinkling bone meal, chili powder and powdered charcoal in and around suspected points of entry.
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Pour a line of any of the following where the ants are entering the building: cinnamon, cream of tartar, red chili pepper, salt, dried mint or sage, or cucumber peelings.
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Apply perfume to the entry point.
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Mix a tablespoon of sugar and a tablespoon of borax with 2 tablespoons of water. Soak cotton balls in mixture and place on low lids.
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Band sticky, adhesive materials around base of plants and trees to deter ants, which can carry and colonize aphids.
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Mix 2 tablespoons boric acid, 2 tablespoons sugar and a cup of water. Soak paper towels, place on dishes, and set out for ants.
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Mix 4 ounces of mint jelly with 2 tablespoons of powdered borix acid. Cut small squares of making tape and bad mixture on tape. Stick on floors behind cabinets and appliances.
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Pour a line of cream of tartar or chili powder where ants enter house and they will not cross it.
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For fire ants, sprinkle a teaspoon of instant grits on each mound.
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Mixture of 10 2 ounces of water, 3 ounces of Tabasco sauce, 2 2 ounces of Dr. Bonner's peppermint soap liquid (available at health food stores). Spray where ants enter the home.
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Combine:
-1 part active yeast, 2 parts molasses, 1 part sugar. Mix the ingredients well. Drop a teaspoonful on several small squares of white paper. Place the paper squares along ant trails where they will not be disturbed. How does it work? The ants are attracted to the sugary feast and will consume it readily. The action of the yeast, however, will produce gas in their bellies which they cannot rid themselves of. They essentially will pop. The best part of this method of pest control is that it utilizes no chemicals which could harm you or your family.
-3 parts Apple Jelly, 1 part boric acid crystals. Mix thoroughly. Cut standard soda straws into 2 - 3 inch pieces. Fill a 5 - 10ml disposable syringe (without needle) with mixture. Use this to fill soda straw pieces. Place in areas that ants have been observed. Keep out of reach of children and animals.
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