How to Keep Ants Away

By erika81

How to Keep Ants Away How to Keep Ants Away

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During the warm months of spring and summer, ants tend to make their way into homes and other buildings. The following steps will help keep ants outdoors and away from the interior of your home.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Window cleaner
  • Spray bottle
  • Paper towels
  • Ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks
Step1
Fill the spray bottle with window cleaner.
Step2
Locate the ant trail.
Step3
Spray the ants with the window cleaner. Wait a few minutes.
Step4
Wipe the window cleaner and dead ants up with the paper towels. Discard the towels.
Step5
Sprinkle the area where the ants were with ground cinnamon or broken cinnamon sticks.

Tips & Warnings

  • Be sure to completely saturate the ant trail with the window cleaner

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