Hi everyone! I've got ants in my kitchen and they are really hard to get rid of! I've tried 'Ant Rid' in the past, but no luck! Is it just a matter of cleaning all surfaces really well, so there's nothing for them to eat?
2007-01-01 16:51:17 · 13 answers · asked by Mrs C 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
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. Add the big bonus is the kitchen smells fresh and minty.
2007-01-01 18:00:27 · answer #1 · answered by spiderlady632003 4 · 134⤊ 12⤋
Rid Ants In Kitchen
2017-01-01 07:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by gwenneth 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Clean up the surfaces and seal any sort of food substances.
2. Follow the ants to see where they are entering and exiting.
3. Use regular chalk to draw a thick line between the food source and their home. Make sure they can't go around the end of the chalk line. There is some chemical in the chalk that they won't walk on.
4. Leave the chalk there for a month or so until they find a happier hunting ground.
2007-01-01 17:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by Thom C 2 · 33⤊ 3⤋
Use those ant traps, or raid, if that doesn't work then you need to try an exterminator, maybe they can give some advice before shelling out a ton of money.... One other thing ya can do to prevent them make sure there are no crumbs or other sugary type food particles anywhere. Good Luck!!!
2007-01-01 16:59:44 · answer #4 · answered by ?only?me? 6 · 15⤊ 15⤋
ant terrier. You can find it at a hardware store. You pour the sticky stuff on a small piece of cardboard, put it near where the ants are coming from. The ants will take the sticky solution to their nest. They will be gone in a couple of days. You can get roach terrier also. It works the same way.
2007-01-01 17:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by peggy 1 · 23⤊ 7⤋
By putting a bug tap in the ground
2017-01-20 20:21:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is this stuff that is sold at most chinese markets. It's this chalk that you mark the kitchen with. It is non toxic, non smelly, and works better then anything on the market.
2007-01-01 16:55:08 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 34⤊ 6⤋
get 2 gallons of ant /bug spray and spray the out side of your house on the ground i had to do the samething for black ants, since i sprayed a round the out side of my house on the ground i did not see any black ants.
good luck
2007-01-01 17:07:22 · answer #8 · answered by snowman3971 3 · 23⤊ 3⤋
Wipe down the counters with vinegar plus the ant motels work fairly well.
2007-01-01 17:01:16 · answer #9 · answered by Grace St. Andrew 2 · 17⤊ 5⤋
Bleech
2014-02-15 01:55:10 · answer #10 · answered by ryan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋