Things You'll Need:
- Baby powder
- Vinegar
- Spray bottle
- Cinnamon
- Black pepper
- Bay leaves
- Boric-acid powder
- Sugar
- Milk-jug lid
- Cornmeal
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Step 1
Use baby powder. Ants are deterred by the scent. Sprinkle the powder on the ants at the spot where they are coming into your home. You can also put the baby powder on the outside of honey bottles and sugar jars to keep ants away from your pantry sweets.
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Step 2
Use vinegar. Fill a spray bottle with white vinegar and spray it anywhere you have seen ants. The smell will go away in a few moments as the vinegar dries.
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Step 3
Use cinnamon. Again, ants hate the scent. Sprinkle some where you see the ants invading, and you'll see them practically running away.
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Step 4
Use black pepper. If you see a bunch of ants in your home, sprinkle them with pepper. They will scatter. Follow them to where they are leaving your home and sprinkle the pepper in that area as well. This will help to keep them from returning. Sprinkle the pepper in your pantry and kitchen cabinets, too.
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Step 5
Use bay leaves. Place the leaves on your kitchen counters and along the trails where the ants are entering your home.
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Step 6
Use boric-acid powder. (You can find it in most drug stores.) Mix a small amount with sugar. Put the mixture into a small container (like the cap from a milk jug) and drizzle with water. Place the cap where you have seen ants congregating.
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Step 7
Use cornmeal. Place cornmeal in areas where you have seen ants. They will eat the cornmeal. After they drink water, the cornmeal will swell, killing the ants.
