It is not surprising if you find ants around your home and kitchen. Ants move around in search of food and as we all know that kitchen is a big source of food and sometimes you leave dirty dishes in the kitchen so it’s very common to find a long trail of ants there. Sometimes you buy expensive chemicals and spray from the market to kill the ants but these sprays also harm humans and pets. So, it's better to make your natural remedies.

Ant pest control

Liquid Detergent:

Mix the glass cleaner and liquid detergent and put the solution into the spray bottle. Use on the ants-generated area around your home. So, Wipe down the area after spraying and it is considered as one of the best methods to keep the ants away.

Vinegar:

Mix vinegar and water 50/50 solution in a spray bottle and spray this solution directly on ants. You can spray the solution around your window sills, doorways, and kitchen, and in other places from where the ants come inside. Diluted vinegar can directly kill ants and then wipe out the ants using a paper towel. This is the best method for City Wide Pest Control.

Lemon Juice:

As vinegar work so affecting during home pest control so lemon juice is also used to destroy ant’s trails. Mix lemon juice and water and spray the solution in your kitchen from where ants enter the kitchen. You can also use lemon cleaner to clean sinks, counters, and tabletops to keep the ants away. 

Tea tree oil:

Mix 2 cups of water and 5 to 10 drops of tea tree oil. This solution is used to repel and kill red ants. You can also mix the tea tree oil with peppermint oil and water if you find the scent too strong. Always keep oil out of reach of children and pets.

Boiling Water:

Boiling water is very effective in pest control services especially in killing the red ants. Pour some boiling water near the ant’s holes and trails to immediately kill the ants. Under soil ants' colonies are so wide.

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Red and Black Pepper:

If you want to kill ants then use black and red pepper as a deterrent to kill and distract the ants as ants find their smell so irritating. This is a very natural and safe method to control the pest.

Coffee Grounds:

Always sprinkle the coffee grounds on the surface that attract the ants. You can keep the ants away with Brewed coffee grounds as brewed coffee grounds are more effective in keeping the ants away from your kitchen. 

Boric Acid:

It is not toxic for humans and it’s a very natural process to kill ants. Mix 1 tablespoon of boric acid and ½ cup of water and 1 cup of sugar to make an effective solution against ants. Then use this mixture near ant's trails. You can take this mixture in a container with a lid and poke holes in the lid and attract the ants to sprinkle plain sugar on the container and the lid. You can check our blog 5 Tips To Prevent Pests And Avoid Getting Dumped.