How to Get Rid of Ants Naturally

Learn how to naturally get rid of ants, by avoiding dangerous toxins and saving money. It takes one simple house hold spice.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cinnamon

1. First of all, getting rid of ants naturally is more effective and safer then using poisons, that can harm your pets or infants. If you want to stop the ant problems, you must first locate the ants entrance. Usually they will have two entrances these are small holes, gaps in wood or tile. The ants are looking for any sugar or food left out, or the ants may be seeking shelter in the winter as there colonies flood.

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   Cinnamon

   Secondly, your going to want to grab some powdered cinnamon and surround the entrance plugging it. This will create a impassible wall for the ants. Cinnamon works as a acid on the ants exoskeleton and gets inbetween the ants crevasses, causing them to bleed to death.

3. Lastly, to get rid of any remaining ants, sprinkle cinnamon onto a sponge and wipe down the ants.

Tips & Warnings

• Getting rid of ants naturally is more effective then dangerous poisons in stores.
• Seal sugar and avoid leaving out food.
• Ant entrance's can be smaller then you may assume.

Resources

• http://www.danish-schnapps-recipes.com/cinnamon.html
• http://www.nobuggy.com/carpenter_ants.html

[lisaha75]

on 1/8/2009 good info.