2006-09-09 01:23:45 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Use borax powder or boric acid where you see them entering your house.when they walk through it, they carry it back to their nest and kill the whole colony.
2006-09-09 01:42:31 · answer #1 · answered by auntgnu62 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From www.allnaturalremedies.com
Here are some All Natural Me Suggestions & Remedies to try to deter ants from entering your home:
1. Before you do anything, you need to clean up all the food, sticky spots and crumbs lying around.
Don't forget to sweep under your couch and behind your stove!
2. Sprinkle a powdery substance where they are entering your home. Good things to sprinkle: natural baby powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, coffee grounds, turmeric or powdered charcoal.
3. Spray a soapy mixture of water, soap, vinegar and peppermint essential oil to entry areas. Feel free to add other recommended oils.
4. Spray countertops with vinegar and essential oils.
5. Recommended Essential Oils: Lavender, Citronella, Peppermint, Lemongrass, Cinnamon, Thyme, Rue and Basil.
6. Chemical Free Ant Trap Recipe from busymomsrecipes.com:
Ingredients:
1/3 cup molasses
6 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons active dry yeast
Mix ingredients together in a small bowl until they form a smooth past.
Spread the mixture into plastic lid. Any old plastic container will do. Set the mixture near the mouth of ant hill. For kitchen areas, coat a strip of cardboard with the mixture and lay along floor or in crevices where ants travel. Works best with medium to large ants. Try substituting honey for the molasses.
7. Read why pesticides encourage ants at the Invisible Gardener
8. Other websites with great ant info:
EarthEasy.com
GrinningPlanet.com
Care2.com
2006-09-09 01:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by cowgirl blues 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've managed to get rid of ants by threatening them! I stood over them and said that this was my house and although I've nothing against ants I could not have them in the house. I told them that I am against killing creatures but if they were not gone within a week I would have to buy Nippon to get rid of them. This worked. If this doesn't work, Nippon (from hardware shops, etc) definitely will as it is carried back to the nest and destroys all the ants. Best to give them the chance to leave without being killed first though.
2006-09-09 01:30:55 · answer #3 · answered by debbie t 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i had a terrible ant problem in my room,it was quite wierd,i tried ant traps from betterware(dont bother they were rubbish)i ended up using ant spray which i wasnt overly happy about with kids in the house.but it worked.i was watching how clean is your house the other night and they said that if you put salt on your carpets,leave it for half an hour before hoovering,it should kill the ants.dont know if it works but if my ants come back i will be trying it.
2006-09-09 03:47:08 · answer #4 · answered by NICHOLA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first ants to come into your home are scout ants.
They are looking for food. They usualy seem to walk aimlessly around you home. If they don't find food, they will look elsewhere.
If they do find food, they will leave a scent trail for the worker ants. Thats when you see them walking in a straight line.
Best thing to get rid of them is to clean more often so the don't invite their family in for food.
2006-09-09 02:45:22 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have a cat and a baby so when ants came into my kitchen i was freaking out i bought ant traps i had to hide them so the cat and baby couldnt get to them then i found the trail which was outside those bitches came in from outside anyways i poured baby powder on the trail and they havent came back since hope this helps
2006-09-09 01:41:58 · answer #6 · answered by terri l 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can get ant bait at the grocery store and its worked great for me.
Not immediately tho, it takes about a week.
You do need to put them out when you first see the guys
2006-09-09 02:12:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put copper coins on all entrances. Ants do not like that. Clean the house of any food remnants, like little crumbs. Good luck.
2006-09-09 01:31:43 · answer #8 · answered by Erica 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ants protest day today
2006-09-09 01:31:46 · answer #9 · answered by Eco-Savvy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
go to a hardwrare store or walmart and buy terro ant killer you use just a small amount smaller dot than a dime and they carry it back to the nests and kills them there beleive me it works
2006-09-11 12:23:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITS CALLED ''BUG STOP'' ITS CLEAR LIKE WATER, 1gal PUMP TYPE JUG (READ THE JUG)....ITS FOR INDOORS AND OUTDOORS...BUT I USE IT IN DOORS ONLY...CONTROLS ANY BUGS FOR 9 MONTHS, BUT I DO IT EVERY 4mths..IT KILLS ON CONTACT.......NOTE;JUST SPRAY ALL AROUND EACH WALL, EVEN BEHIND STOVE AND REAR OF CABINETS IN THE REAR....DONT APPLY,ON NO TABLES OR COUNTER TOPS, ALWAYS ON THE FLOOR '' WONT STAIN NOTHING''....CLOSE HOUSE UP FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS,TURN A/C OFF...IT WILL NOT HARM YOU TO BREATHE IT, PUTTING IT IN EACH ROOM.....GOOD STUFF.....JUST CLEAN UP KITCHEN GOOD.....THAT SHOULD TAKE CARE OF YOUR ANTS OR ANYTHING ELSE LIVING WITH YOU..... NOW SMILE...
2006-09-09 01:39:37 · answer #11 · answered by BUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋