Ants are a huge problem, they are hard to stop and control.
Ants never work alone, the always come in the hundreds and sometimes thousands
getting into everything. One of the best and most effective methods is using
The Gold Coast pest control
companies to help, but if you want to do it yourself, you first need to do a
bit of detective work to find out how they gain entry to your home and where
their colony is.
Don’t just sweep them away, find out what’s attracting them,
they are usually after food, that’s the main attraction, so if you remove this
food source they will probably move away by themselves
Ants send out scouts to find food. These scouts leave a
trail for the worker ants to follow so to stop them you need to get rid of the
food and the trails.
Follow some of these remedies to stop ants:
Soap and Water
When you see ants around your home, using a spray bottle
with a mixture of dish washing liquid and warm water will help to get rid of
them. Place a little dish washing liquid in your spray bottle, fill with warm
water and shake well, then spray directly on the ants
This solution will coat their bodies and suffocate them and
also wash away their scent trails. This confuses the colony and you can then
direct them away from your home with more spray.
Borax
Borax is a type of natural salt that kills ants and other
insects. It’s not toxic to humans or other animals. When ants eat borax in
gradually kills them by interfering with their digestive system. Because it
works slowly the ants have time to take it back to the colony where they share
it with the other ants
To prepare it, mix together borax, water, peanut butter and
powdered sugar. Place it in containers with a few holes made so the ants can
gain entry and place these around areas where you see ants.
Baking Soda, Salt and
Fine Ground Pepper
Mix all these together and spread around your floor or
benches so it goes down any cracks, under cupboards or skirting boards. Get a
fine broom and sweep it around a bit, the sweep most of it up again, but
leaving it in the cracks and gaps. Sprinkle some around doorways and other
entry points and the ants will disappear quickly as this mixture get into their
joints and also dries out their bodies and disturbing their natural body chemistry.
Chalk
Chalk disrupts the ant’s communication by confusing their
pheromone trails. Ants won’t cross a chalk line so if you place a chalk line
between their colony and food they will have to look elsewhere. These lines
soon disappear so need to be redone frequently.
Vinegar
Vinegar also like chalk destroys the ant pheromone trails
and confuses them. It’s best sprayed around entrance ways and any points the
ants use to gain entry.
Ants are very determined creatures, if you see one or two,
then expect thousands soon if there is any food around for them. The guys at
The Gold Coast Pest Control Companies are experts at eliminating ants so if you
find you can’t control them give them a call.
