Natural Ant Control

 Natural ant control around the home and garden.

Ants in the garden are good guys!

Natural ant control presupposed the ants are in the house. Ants in the garden are doing their job and while they may be unsightly, they are part of nature’s design. They’re actually like little vacuum cleaners, sucking up bits of fungas and garden detritus that would otherwise act as a food source for bad guys.

If you have ants in the lawn, 

Simply mow the grass higher. you won’t see the ant hills and both you and the ants will be happier. They’ll keep cleaning up the fungus and other problems that you’ll never see-so you won’t have a need for natural ant control.

Natural ant control in the house is another matter. Here are some suggestions that have been known to work.

Ants follow “trails” left by other ants so that’s why you’ll see them in a line. If you put the food on the trail, they’ll find it. Others will go around it but soon you’ll have a line straight for your food source.

Apparently baby power or talcum power is not appreciated. I’m told if you dust the ants and the trail,they’ll stop coming.

I have used vinegar to destroy their trails and if you can get it close to the source, they’ll get confused and not come in for a while. I used it at full strength but some folks have diluted it with water. The other benefit to this of course is that it cleans the counters as you wipe out the ant trail.

Cinnamon-from the spice rack is increasingly being used in garden insect control. You might find it of use to dust the outdoor nest. As an indoor natural ant control you might want to use it as a barrier to stop them from coming indoors.

Black pepper has the same effect as above.

Bay leaves have been used for centuries for ant control. Put a leaf or two behind canisters on the counter, in your silver drawer,food shelves,anywhere ants have congregated.

Peppermint spayed around the edges of your home and at ant entry points will deter ants as will growing peppermint and other types of mints in your garden.

If you have cats, I have found a great way to keep ants away from their food dish. If you feed your cats from a bowl you can put a bread dish filled to the center rim with water and a squirt of dish soap. Mix the soap and water with your finger and place the cats bowl on top. I tried this recently and  have had no ant problems this  far. You can also get a feeding dish that has this same concept for around $20.00 at www.theantser.com

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Natural ant control presupposed the ants are in the house.  Ants in the garden are doing their job and while they may be unsightly, they are part of nature’s design.  They’re actually like little vacuum cleaners, sucking up bits of fungus and garden detritus that would otherwise act as a food source for bad guys. 

Read more: http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/natural-ant-control.html#ixzz0Khz6uUQM&C

 

Natural ant control presupposed the ants are in the house.  Ants in the garden are doing their job and while they may be unsightly, they are part of nature’s design.  They’re actually like little vacuum cleaners, sucking up bits of fungus and garden detritus that would otherwise act as a food source for bad guys. 

Read more: http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/natural-ant-control.html#ixzz0Khz6uUQM&C

 

Natural ant control presupposed the ants are in the house.  Ants in the garden are doing their job and while they may be unsightly, they are part of nature’s design.  They’re actually like little vacuum cleaners, sucking up bits of fungus and garden detritus that would otherwise act as a food source for bad guys. 

Read more: http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/natural-ant-control.html#ixzz0KhywDQQM&C