They seem to creep up on you and bam! You wake up one morning with ants in your house. The first thing that goes through your mind — is where did they come from? There are many different factors for the sudden appearance of pesky ants in your house but once they are there, the first thing to do is get rid of them. Ants in the house can be quite annoying. They leave their mark everywhere leaving a trail of ant crumbs. If you have noticed having ants in your home, this article will help you get rid of ants permanently. Have you ever noticed ants inside your house? This is a sign of a bigger problem. The only way to eliminate all the ants is to treat the outside, as well. Outside ant treatments include using certain insecticide granules, powders, and liquids specifically to kill various types of ants. Knowing which ant-killing products are right for you can prevent you from wasting money on ineffective products. How to get rid of ants? In this post, you will find the most effective and proven ways to get rid of pantry ants, carpenter ants, flying ants, and all other forms of ants. You are going to learn how to get rid of ants that have already invaded your home or office as well as prevent future ant invasions.
How To Quickly Get Rid Of Ants
Introduction
There’s nothing quite like the moment when you first notice that ants have invaded your home. You might spot a few crawling across your kitchen countertop, or maybe you witness an ant marching across your floor with a small crumb in its pincers. That initial sighting is often followed by a sickening feeling of nausea as you realize that you probably have more than just one ant in your house. If you want to get rid of ants fast, we recommend using Terro Ant Killer Liquid Bait Stations, which are easy to deploy and give ants food laced with borax that they can carry back to their nests.
Easy DIY Vodka Spray
This is a great homemade ant killer that will kill ants within 24 hours. The key to this spray is that it has a high alcohol content, which means the ants cannot metabolize it and die from dehydration. All you will need for this example is one part water and one part vodka, so you can make it at home using your favorite brand of vodka or just buy some cheap vodka at the store. Mix the ingredients together in a bottle with an easy-to-use sprayer on top, and apply liberally over any ant colonies or nests. The ants will take up residence in the alcohol solution and quickly die off due to dehydration caused by their inability to metabolize something with such high ethanol content!
Essential Oils
Essential oils are an excellent alternative to commercial products. They can be used in many ways, including:
- Diluting the essential oil with water and spraying it on plants.
- Mixing several drops of essential oil with a cup of water and pouring it into small spray bottles for storage or use. Spray this mixture around door frames, window sills and other areas that ants like to travel through your home.
- Adding two drops of peppermint oil and one drop each of eucalyptus, citronella and tea tree oils to a cotton ball or cloth square placed in the home’s corners where ants may congregate. Replace as needed when they become saturated with moisture from humid conditions indoors (if necessary).
Borax and Sugar Ant Killer
You can make your own ant killer by mixing borax and sugar. Sprinkle the mixture around ant nests, but be careful to keep it away from children and pets. Make sure to repeat this process every three days or so until you no longer see any activity in the area.
Natural DIY ways to get rid of ants
There are several natural DIY ways to get rid of ants in your home.
- Sugar and Borax: Mix 1 tablespoon of borax powder with 2 tablespoons of sugar, then place the mixture in a container on the ant trail or wherever you see them. The ants will eat it and die within 24-48 hours (you may need to repeat this process for best results).
- Essential Oils: You can use essential oils such as peppermint oil, eucalyptus oil, lavender oil or lemon grass oil directly on an ant swarm because they don’t like them. It won’t kill them right away but will prevent more from coming back into your house after they’ve left their scent behind.
- Vodka Spray: If you know where the ants are coming from (i.e., if they’re entering through cracks in your foundation), pour vodka along those cracks so that no more can come inside while also killing any existing ones outside too! It’s a win-win situation! Just don’t drink it afterwards because…it’s still vodka…and who needs booze when there’s enough alcohol flowing through our veins already anyway? 🙂
Conclusion
If you’re not satisfied with DIY methods and need a more permanent solution to your ant problems, contact a pest control company in your area. They can help you identify the species of ants invading your home and implement the best treatment option for getting rid of them. Or maybe grandma was right all along—ants are useful creatures! If you don’t have serious infestations, there are ways to coexist peacefully with ants, like making sure that your food isn’t out in the open for them to get into. So if you don’t want to use chemicals or get on their bad side by blocking their path, consider these other solutions to keeping your ant population under control and keep your home (relatively) ant-free.
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- Use Throughout Your Home – Place stations near areas where you’ve seen ant activity including along baseboards, in corners, on counters, and more
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