Ants infest homes constantly. They can undermine your efforts of taking care of home, family, or garden and cause a lot of aggravation to say the least. It can be discouraging to know where they are coming from, so this brief but helpful guide will tell you exactly how to get rid of ants for good and naturally. Ants can be a nuisance at home. Having them crawling all around the kitchen, bathroom, and everywhere is not something any homeowner would want. It is understandable why you are looking for ready ways to get rid of ants immediately.

Natural Remedies For Ants In The Kitchen

Clean up crumbs, spills and scents.

The first step to preventing ants in the kitchen is to clean up crumbs, spills and scents.

• Clean up crumbs: Crumbs on the counter can attract ants, so always wipe down your countertops after eating or baking. Take out the trash regularly to avoid leaving food residue behind.
• Clean up spills: Spills often lead to moist surfaces that attract ant colonies. If you spill something on your floor or hear a puddle of liquid on tiles, clean it up as quickly as possible before it dries! It’s also important not to leave food uncovered for too long; if you have leftovers in the fridge, cover them with cling film (or another type of plastic wrap) until you’re ready to eat them again!
• Avoid leaving pet food where ants can find it: Pets’ food attracts insects like dogs and cats do—but unlike their owners they don’t clean up after themselves! Make sure that when pets are fed outside they don’t leave their bowls unattended where they could attract ants into your home later on by accidently spilling onto other areas of your house instead during feeding time outside!”

Dip a cotton ball in vinegar, and leave it at the trail’s starting point.

Vinegar is a natural repellent for ants, but it can be difficult to get them to enter the vinegar solution. You’ll need a cotton ball, water and vinegar.

• First, dip your cotton ball in water and gently squeeze until it’s damp but not dripping wet.
• Then dip that same cotton ball into your vinegar solution that you made earlier (1/4 cup of white or apple cider vinegar per 1 cup of water). The amount of time this takes depends on how much moisture is left on the surface of your cotton balls after they’ve been dipped in water.
• Place this at the trail’s starting point—wherever ants are currently entering their nest—and leave it there overnight.

Fill a spray bottle with equal parts lemon juice and water.

Fill a spray bottle with equal parts lemon juice and water. Spray the ants directly and also around their entry points, where they’re walking on the floor, and where they are eating.

• Spray as much of the area as you can reach without getting too close to them (they may bite).
• The citric acid in the lemon juice will help to deter the ants from coming back.

Rub cucumber peels on areas where ants frequently appear.

Cucumbers are a popular food item in the kitchen, but they can also be used as natural remedies for repelling ants. The peels of cucumbers contain a chemical called cucurbitacin, which repels ants and other pests. If you want to use cucumber peels as your natural deterrent against ants in the kitchen, place them near areas where they frequently appear. This includes countertops, sinks and food containers. You may want to rub the peels on these surfaces or leave them out overnight so that the cucurbitacin will have time to take effect before you need to utilize these surfaces again at mealtime.

Sprinkle cayenne pepper at the edges of your kitchen to keep ants from entering.

• Sprinkle cayenne pepper at the edges of your kitchen to keep ants from entering.
• Be sure to use an amount that is enough to be noticed, but not so much that it will be obvious to guests or family members.
• Reapply every few months as needed.

Leave out bowls of cinnamon, whole cloves or bay leaves.

You can also leave out bowls of cinnamon, whole cloves or bay leaves. These are natural ant repellents and the ants should stay away from them. You may want to place them in an area where they won’t be walked on or disturbed by your family members, but that’s up to you. You’ll want to make sure that these bowls stay in place so the ants have no way around them and won’t be able to get through any gaps between the bowls and whatever surface they’re sitting on. They should last for at least a few days before needing replacement; just make sure your family members know not to disturb them!

The above tips work well because they’re easy to implement and have low maintenance requirements (you don’t have to worry about feeding these methods). If you’d like more information about how well each method works for controlling ants, read on!

Sprinkle talcum powder where you see ants coming into your kitchen.

If you’re having a problem with ants in your kitchen, sprinkle talcum powder wherever you see them coming in. Talcum powder can be sprinkled along ant trails, at the bottom of walls and around doors and windows. The powder prevents ants from crossing it, making it impossible for them to follow their scent trail. It also creates an impenetrable barrier so that they cannot cross over into your home. In addition to being inexpensive and easy to find at most grocery stores, talcum powder is completely safe for humans or pets who may accidentally ingest some of the dust through contact or inhalation during its application.

Other natural remedies for keeping ants out of your kitchen include:

• Cleaning up crumbs on counters immediately after eating food (or wiping down counters with vinegar water)
• Keeping food put away in airtight containers instead of leaving it out on open shelves

You can get rid of ants without using chemicals.

Remedies

• White vinegar. Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar and spray the areas where you see ants. If you want to keep the smell away, put a few drops of essential oil in your vinegar solution. It will help repel them without having an impact on their health or sense of smell.
• Lemon grass oil and water mixture for a natural ant repellent: Mix two tablespoons of lemon grass oil with a gallon of water and pour into an empty spray bottle; let stand overnight before using it as an ant deterrent indoors or outdoors! This treatment works well when paired with cinnamon powder sprinkled around corners where ants tend to nestle themselves during winter months (or all year long!).