They are EVERYWHERE in my house! There the small, red kind. Any tips would be nice.
If I ever leave any food out-- snacks, cereal, baking ingredients-- or in my cupboards and cabinets, ants get into them. Wheter they were closed well or not. Remember that these ants are very SMALL. Any tips on how to prevent this?
Thanks.
2007-02-25 11:15:26 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
sprinkle Cinnamon everywhere you see the ants Cinnamon is a poison to ants they eat it and take it to the queen feed it to the queen and they all die
2007-02-25 11:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by hurricanemercedes 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think we have all encountered this problem. When it happens here, I remove everything from the cabinet and wipe it down with an all purpose cleaner. Before I replace things, I put bay leaves in the corners of the cabinet. I also drop them down behind my canisters that sit on the counter, and if you have an old house like I do, I slip a bay leaf into any cracks near the area you see them coming in. When ants reappear, I replace the leaves. I haven't tried the cinnamon thing, but the leaves seem less messy.
2007-02-25 14:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by Kiddo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would think that you would prefer keeping them out of your home altogether rather than just killing them once they are in. Every spring I sprinkle the entire outside perimeter of my home with ant-shield pellets ( any kind of diazanon) - you can buy it at a home improvement Lowe's type store. Follow the directions - use as often as necessary.
2007-02-25 13:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by Zabes 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may seem bad, but I went through the same situation in my summer house. The answer? Ant sticky traps. We had some and they got stuck to them and died. That was the end of our problem.
2007-02-25 12:04:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
#1 Don't leave food out.
#2 Hire an exterminator if it's bad if not try bug sprays that are non-toxic to humans.
2007-02-25 11:23:09 · answer #5 · answered by Candie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wipe your work tops with vinegar,that is suppose to help,heres a website with lots of tips on it about.com hope this helps,their horrible things ants.
2007-02-25 11:27:22 · answer #6 · answered by ladycindy1701 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can find the place that they are coming into your house sprinkle Cinnamon around it. this has worked for me.
2007-02-25 11:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by manetna2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋