How to Get Rid of Ants without Pesticides

Ants are inarguably pests, but how to get rid of them without threatening the health of your pets and the rest of your yard? Follow these easy natural steps to get rid of ants without ever touching harmful pesticides.

Instructions

1. Find your ant hill; the one that is harboring all of those pesky ants. Whatever natural remedy you use to get rid of ants, making sure that the method is one that will travel back to the ants "home base" is the sure way to make sure they leave and stay gone.

2. Sprinkle an artificial sweetener (Splenda, Sweet & Low, etc.) on and around the ant hill. The ants should carry into the heart of the hill and shortly after you will be rid of ants. The splenda is inert to pets and wont harm the yard.

3. Another way to get rid of ants is to put a substance around their anthill that repels them, there are many options; coffee grounds, grits, a line of chalk, or baking soda will all do the trick in a fashion that doesn't harm the yard or health of pets.

Resources

• How to Keep Ants out of the House
• How to Kill Fleas Quickly