In order to keep ants out of your home, you have to understand what attracts them. Basically, any food and water will attract ants into your home, but that’s not all. Even a vase of flowers can attract ants. There are some foods that attract them more than other such as sugary foods. So here are 7 tips to keep ants out of your home.
Since ants are attracted to food, clean up your kitchen. Don’t leave food out anywhere in the house, including crumbs. If there isn’t any food for the ants to find, they won’t come back to your house.
Yes, air-tight containers can be pricey but they are worth it. Ants can’t get into air-tight containers so they can’t get into your food and ruin it.
The reason why you find ants in your bathroom is usually because of water. Wipe off counters to eliminate water and make sure you seal your toothpaste tube.
Use caulk to seal off obvious entry points in windows, doors, and near your baseboards. Once it dries, you can sand it down and repaint if needed.
If you already have an ant problem, then ant bait works great. You can make your own, or buy some from a hardware store. Ant bait is a poison that attracts ants, but it doesn’t kill them right away. They will take back the poison to their ant nest and kill off the entire colony. Some people choose to keep ant bait out at all times to keep ants away for a long period of time.
If you put food scraps in your trash can then empty it right away. Ants will be attracted to the trash so you can get them to move to the outside trash can.
- Call in the Professionals
Professional pest control companies have the remedies you need to get rid of ants. They’ll seal off re-entry places and keep the ants out.
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