How to get rid of ants in your home and garden

Did you know there are over 10 000 known species of ants throughout the world?

Finding pests inside your home is the worst experience. And if you come across an ant, just know that there are more where that one emerged from.

There are thousands more ants where there is one. This may not worry you as much if you’re having a picnic in the great outdoors. But if you have an ant infestation in your home, you’ll want to get rid of it as soon as possible.

There are numerous methods to get rid of ants and their colonies from home. Many of these are natural solutions that will not pollute your environment with chemicals or toxins.

Here are tips on how to get rid of ants from your home and garden.

Control Pest in Your Home

Here are the most effective ants remedies to help control pests in your home.

Get Rid of Ant Food Sources

One way to do away with ants in your home is through sanitation.

Though the presence of ants in your home does not mean your home is filthy, the availability of food, water will attract any pest.

Any ants’ control measures will be ineffective when a honey jar is not cleared up from the back pantry. Food crumbs or spills in your home will also frustrate your efforts to kill ants.

Also, remember to clean small home appliances like a blender or stand mixer. They may host the sweet treats that ants like. Additionally, make sure food consumption only happens in one room.

Seal All Ant Entry Points

If you know the species of ants you are dealing with, you can figure out how they are coming in and keep them away by sealing the entryway.

Even when you have no idea about the species of ants infesting your home, you can still follow their trail that will lead you to a cracked window or a broken seal. Sealing your door, window, or cable wire will make it difficult for ants to find their way inside your home.

Note, ants are highly creative. They utilize the smallest cracks to get into your home.

Use Ant Bait

When you decide to eliminate ants, your goal should be to kill an entire colony.

If you can locate the nest, you can use specialized insecticides to kill an entire colony. Modern science favors applying poison baits for ants instead of chemical treatment spray inside your home.

Baits will be carried by worker ants back to the colony and then shared with the rest. However, when preparing poison baits, remember ants’ food preferences change by season. In spring, ants like protein, and in summer, they like oily or sugary foods.

Use Vinegar

Ants leave a scented trail that others will follow.

Sweeping or mopping the trail won’t be enough to eliminate the scent. However, a mixture of vinegar and water would keep ants away from your home. However, this remedy will stop ants nesting outside and only entering your house to get food.

Ants already nesting in your house will need another remedy like bait.

Use Repellent Spray

Use repellent spray when you want to prevent ants from entering your house.

Ants are extremely sensitive to smell and can sense when a repellent spray is used. The repellent spray is an effective barrier treatment to keep ants away. Spray at least 12 inches wide band on the foundation, under or, on the course of lap siding.

The downside of this remedy is that you can only use it when ants are nesting outside.

Eliminate Ants in Your Garden

Controlling ants in your yards can be tricky since your children or pets play in the areas. However, with proper precaution, you can end ant infestation by:

Using Ant Non-Repellent Sprays

When eliminating bugs outdoor, use non-repellent sprays instead of repellent ones.

Non-repellent sprays are effective in battling against ants. They can’t smell and avoid the spray as they do with the repellent spray.

Sprays work the same ways as baits, but you don’t need to convince the insect to consume what you are offering. The insecticide is invisible, and ants will take it back to the nest. The poison will spread like a virus and ultimately kill the whole colony.

However, the indoor non-repellent spray should be the last resort. Most indoor ants’ problems can be solved using other remedies.

Use Granules

In the Southern United States and Parts of California, you are most likely to find fire ants species resistant to standard insecticides.

However, special products have been designed to wipe out the ant species. It would be best to spread poisonous granules using a broadcast spreader.

Fire ants will then carry the toxic granules back to their nest. The ants will then share the poison and die. However, this method may take longer than ordinary baits and spray to get full results.

Eliminate Ants Safe Havens

Once you have killed all ants in your house and yard, you must also have to make sure they never come again by:

Trimming back bushes or anything providing ants bridge to your house
Avoiding stacking firewood near the house
Maintaining a healthy lawn
Planting grass in the bare spots
Raking grass after mowing

Get Rid of Ants Today

Homeowners can use many remedies to get rid of ants from their homes and garden. However, it is essential to hire a pest control professional who has the training and experience to eliminate pest problems without risking your kids and pets to chemicals.

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