In last several years, human have observed a fast growth of population in urban areas. Therefore, the infestation of ants has penetrated into the towns and cities like never before. Since the coming of ants in our city life is hard to ignore. These tiny insects can create havoc in our homes by chewing on food stuffs and dirty your kitchen counter tops with its dung. The minute you spot insects in an area or it starts to invade your home and start infesting , you’ve got an important decision to make: do you chuck a whole bunch of commercial insecticides, traps and so on at the problem? Or are there – wait for it – natural ways to get rid of ants? Getting rid of ants from a house is no easy task. This article offers 100% natural and safe ways to get rid of ants in your house.

Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Ants In House

Sweep Your House Regularly

Sweeping your house regularly is one of the most important steps in making sure that you don’t have ants in your home. If you sweep every day, there is less chance that they will be able to establish themselves in your home. Sweeping also removes dirt and debris that could make it easier for the ants to nest. If you don’t have time to sweep every day, at least do it once a week so that there isn’t an accumulation of dust and debris that would provide nourishment for them.

To effectively sweep ants out of your home, take care when sweeping up any loose particles on the floor or countertop surfaces where they might be hiding. If there’s no way around this clean-up task, wear gloves and keep pets away from areas where cleaning has been done until all traces are gone from surfaces like wood floors or hardwood furniture

Clean Up Food Immediately

It is important to clean up food immediately after you are finished eating. If there is any crumbs or food bits left over, ants will come to it and carry it back to their nest. This can be a problem because ants have been known to contaminate food with bacteria from their nests. This can cause illness in humans as well as other animals if they eat the contaminated leftovers!

Dispose Of Garbage Properly

You can also take steps to keep ants from congregating around your home. First, make sure that you’re disposing of your garbage properly. This is one of the most common ways that ants get into homes, so keeping your trash out of sight and out of mind will help ensure that they don’t find an easy way in. If possible, store your waste outside—in a sealed container—and keep it there until pick-up day.

If you must have garbage inside (perhaps because there’s no outdoor space for it), make sure that you store it in sealed containers with tight lids (like Tupperware). If possible, never leave food scraps lying around on countertops or floors where ants may be able to get at them; always put away any leftovers when cooking or eating so as not to attract them into areas where they could potentially nest as well!

Take Care Of Leaking Pipes Or Faucets

Ants are attracted to moisture, so it’s important to take care of any leaks in your home. Leaking pipes and faucets must be fixed immediately. Standing water can be dried up with a towel or piece of cardboard until you can get someone out there to repair the leak. It is also recommended that you wipe up spills as soon as they happen so that ants don’t start showing up at these places later on.

It’s essential that you fix any wet wood in your house because this provides moisture for ants and other insects as well as fungi which can cause mildew or worse problems such as rot (which is expensive). Repairing roof leaks is good idea too since they may need attention anyway!

Keep Garden Waste Away From The House

Since ants are attracted to food, it is important to keep all food away from the house. This includes scraps in the compost bin, as well as pet food and other items that might attract them. The same goes for garden waste—keep it separate from your house and yard so they can’t get close enough to enter through cracks or crevices around windows, doors and foundation walls.

In addition to keeping these things out of reach of pests like ants, it’s also important that you do not use mulch near your home because this material retains moisture which attracts insects such as termites and cockroaches.

Find Where Ants Enter Your Home And Seal Their Entrances

• First, locate where the ants are entering your home.
• Seal all cracks and holes in your exterior walls with a caulking gun.
• Use a flashlight to inspect corners, cupboards and other hard-to-reach areas for cracked or broken sealants that may be allowing access to pests in your home.

It’s easier to get rid of ants when you know where they’re coming from.

To find the ant entrances, you need to locate where they walk. You should look for little trails of dirt or mud on your floor, especially near food sources. Once you spot one, get a spray bottle and fill it up with water. Then use a towel to clean off the trail as best as you can without damaging the surface underneath (dry mop if possible). This will disrupt their pheromone trails, which are used by ants to signal others where food is located.

If possible, seal off any openings that lead into your house from outside such as cracks in doors or windowsills and holes in walls around pipes or drains. If this isn’t possible because there are no openings but there are still ants getting inside your home then try placing some kind of barrier at these locations such as aluminum foil wrap around pipes/drainage areas etc., sticky tape around windowsills and door frames etc., cinammon sticks placed across doorways etc., coffee grounds sprinkled over an area where ants gather etc.. Remember that there may be more than one opening leading into each nest so sealing one does not mean that all entrances have been shut off completely -this process needs continuous monitoring for success!

To prevent future infestations keep all areas clean i.e., floors swept daily/weekly vacuuming carpets every 2 weeks etc.. Vacuum rugs regularly too! Vacuum all surfaces along baseboards including under furniture legs! Change filters monthly when using air conditioning systems during summer months (especially during hot weather months)*