How to Keep Ants Away
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. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Window cleaner
- Spray bottle
- Paper towels
- Ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks
Instructions
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Fill the spray bottle with window cleaner.
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Locate the ant trail.
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Spray the ants with the window cleaner. Wait a few minutes.
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Wipe the window cleaner and dead ants up with the paper towels. Discard the towels.
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Sprinkle the area where the ants were with ground cinnamon or broken cinnamon sticks.
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Tips & Warnings
Be sure to completely saturate the ant trail with the window cleaner
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Comments
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Thank You! These tips are easy and I have the items on hands.
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miasavc
Dec 15, 2008
We pour a good amount of salt to the ant colony & they disappear after a few days. -
anthony2
Dec 10, 2008
I dont have ant in my house , but i do in the yard thank for the info!!!
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prism
Dec 09, 2008
Thankfully they don't come in our house but the population outside near our house is pretty bad. The will crawl right up your leg. Oh, and they bite! I will have to remember this for next spring. Thank you!!
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Thomas Foley
Dec 09, 2008
Yep, kills them dead, and the best part is they go back to the nest to die, so no little dead ants all over the house.
