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One part water to three parts vinegar. Spray throughout the yard, around your picnic blanket, or even beneath entrances.
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Because it interferes with their digestive processes, the mineral borax, which is included in many cleaning products, is fatal to ants.
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Ants aren't killed by pepper, but the flavour will drive them away. Apply the cayenne or black powdered mixture on ant trails.
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What is the finest spice to use in your kitchen to get rid of ants? Cinnamon. Cinnamon is natural and non-toxic, and in addition to killing ants, its strong scent makes it effective as a repellant.
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However, you may use boric acid, a relative of borax that is accessible online and at home, to weaponize cornmeal in your battle against ants by combining it with it.
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To interrupt their pheromone trail, use a sifter to put a dusting of flour immediately along their path.
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The natural acids in citrus fruits like lemon, orange, lime, and grapefruit keep ants at away by disguising their smell trails.
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This popular ant-repelling method has been used for many years: Coffee grinds can be sprinkled around the stems of indoor and outdoor plants and flowers. Some claim that the stench repels them.
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If you can't defeat 'em, distract 'em! Make a sugar trail from your house to your outside compost pile. Ants may feast to their hearts' delight without ever having to enter your home.