How to get rid of ants in the house quickly with 5 quick and easy tricks

How to get rid of ants in the house quickly with 5 quick and easy tricks

Ants, when they invade your home, let's face it, are a real nuisance. Here's how to get rid of it with natural remedies.

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Ants are arguably some of the smartest creatures the natural world has to offer, but when they invade your home, let's face it, they're a real nuisance. Here's how to quickly get rid of ants in the house.





One thing is certain: these extraordinary little animals tend to congregate with each other in the truest sense of the word, which means that where there is one, there are certainly 100 more. There are numerous ways to keep ants from colonizing them. spaces in which we live, let's see together which ones.

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Often it is enough to identify the area where the anthill is located, which can be buried, inside a trunk or a pot, but also between the holes in the tiles, and find the access point for the ants. Once this is done, know that there are quite a few natural remedies to keep ants away without using toxic substances, but the first thing to do is to try to eliminate everything that can attract them: crumbs, sugar, food scraps.

How to keep ants away from home

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Constant cleaning

Eliminating the problem before it becomes a problem is the best way to get rid of ants. We can do this by making sure we don't have easily accessible food sources, so:

  • keep food tightly sealed in ziplock containers or bags and keep in mind that ants are attracted to sweet and starchy things like sugar, honey and cornmeal
  • pay particular attention when cleaning, not forgetting to polish under and around kitchen appliances, in sofa folds and cushions, vases and areas where you generally eat
  • food for our pets can also be a great attractant to ants, so remove all traces of it every time your dog or cat has finished eating and rinse the bowl to get rid of the odor

Do-it-yourself floor scrubber

To complete the cleaning cycle in the right way, one remedy is to wash the kitchen floor using water and lemon essential oil, as the ants cannot stand the smell.



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Sprinkling salt near the anthill, on the edges of the windows and near the doors will be a great deterrent for these insects.

Mint

Place some sachets of tea at the mint in areas where ants seem most active to you. Even simple mint leaves dried and crumbled may be suitable for the purpose.

Laurel

Place on the shelves of your pantry the bay leaves and you will be sure that the ants will not get close to your supplies.


HERE you will find other great natural remedies to keep ants away  

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