Ants, oh how they annoy. Spring and summer rains usually bring trails of tiny ants all over the place. If there is a crack, they will find it and before you know it, you’ll have a 6-legged army marching in front of your coffee pot. Ants can be such pests. They come in through even the tiniest of holes and they will go after even the smallest crumb. Some ants will even get into your electronics and cause other problems. So what can you do get rid of ants naturally?
3 Ways to Get Rid of Ants Naturally
Peppermint Oil
Mix peppermint essential oil with warm water and spray it all around the doors, windows, and baseboards inside your home. You can also spray around the foundation outside. Peppermint repels ants, mice, and spiders!
Diatomaceous Earth
This food-grade product scratches the exoskeleton of ants and other insects to dehydrate and kill them. They crawl through the DE and track it back to their nest where others are affected as well. Sprinkling DE wherever you see ants forming a path or nest will help prevent them from coming inside.
Sugar and Cornmeal
Mixing sugar and cornmeal is a quick way to get rid of ants. They will be attracted to the sugar and eat both it and the cornmeal. But the cornmeal is something they can’t digest. When they drink water, the cornmeal will swell and kill them.
If ant season has arrived in your home, are you prepared? Pick up these natural products today to save yourself the trouble of battling with ants in your home. You can be rid of the worry and annoyance of ants without using any harsh chemicals inside your home and not worry about your pets or your children coming into contact with nasty ant poison.
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I have been using Peppermint Oil with good success recently. But I have to continue to reapply.
I did not know about the cornmeal – thanks for the tip, I’m going to try this!
Let me know how it goes! 🙂 You may need to let it sit for a few days, but it should work well.
we set out a trail of the mixture on Friday – today you can see all the places they’ve been eating/collecting. I’ll be ready to vacuum it up tomorrow and then we shall see!
Oh!! I hope it goes well! It usually takes some time, but I’ve found that they do go away.
I’ll have to try this .Thanks for joining us at the Inspiration Spotlight party. Shared
Let me know how it goes. 🙂
I am so happy to have read this! Every summer it is a battle to outsmart the tiniest of ant that somehow find a way inside. Peppermint oil it is!
Great! Let me know how it goes! I take notes of what works for others and what doesn’t and then I come back and make adjustments and edits to see what I can do to make these solutions even better! Thanks so much for visiting.