Ants can be a real problem when they're where YOU are.
They're especially annoying if they're in your home.
Even more aggravating is ants where you're trying to eat or sleep.
Never mind the embarrassment in front of guests! Here are a few tips to help you safely and effectively get rid of ants.
CHORES- Do a regular housecleaning.
This will alert you to their presence right away.
If you see one, take care of it quickly.
Always keep the dishes done and empty all the trash on a regular basis.
Wash ALL garbage cans and waste baskets regularly especially in the children's rooms.
Don't let unwashed dishes accumulate in other rooms in the house especially coffee and soda cups.
Keep laundry piles from sitting around for a long time.
Clean and organize your closet regularly.
This will make you and your family feel better, too! EATING- Try to eat in designated areas of your house.
Don't walk around eating unless your trying to leave your new friends snacks! Don't let the kids bring food to their rooms.
If you don't give them anything to eat or drink, they aren't attracted.
SUGAR- Don't place sugar containers out in the open.
Keep sugar in a sealed container preferably in the refrigerator.
Clean up all sugary spills immediately and completely.
Ants and sugar go together like peas and carrots! TRAILS & MOUNDS- Look at the outside of your home and on the ground around it.
Crush or flood the mounds.
They hate this.
Make sure it's not a dangerous breed of ant first! Wash the ant trails on exterior walls with soap and water.
Keep trees and shrubs from touching the house.
You can potentially stop an invasion before it happens.
HOLES & CRACKS- They have to get in somehow! Seal all the potential or active passageways in your home.
Caulk, grout, and glue work great.
Check to make sure door and window seals are intact.
Keep the fireplace flu shut when not in use.
Make sure all chimney vents are appropriately screened or protected.
If they can't get in, they can't get in! Most ant invasions are preventable.
Usually, if they don't have anything to eat or drink, they don't come.
These are just some tips that can keep your home a more enjoyable, safer, more energy efficient place to live.
They're especially annoying if they're in your home.
Even more aggravating is ants where you're trying to eat or sleep.
Never mind the embarrassment in front of guests! Here are a few tips to help you safely and effectively get rid of ants.
CHORES- Do a regular housecleaning.
This will alert you to their presence right away.
If you see one, take care of it quickly.
Always keep the dishes done and empty all the trash on a regular basis.
Wash ALL garbage cans and waste baskets regularly especially in the children's rooms.
Don't let unwashed dishes accumulate in other rooms in the house especially coffee and soda cups.
Keep laundry piles from sitting around for a long time.
Clean and organize your closet regularly.
This will make you and your family feel better, too! EATING- Try to eat in designated areas of your house.
Don't walk around eating unless your trying to leave your new friends snacks! Don't let the kids bring food to their rooms.
If you don't give them anything to eat or drink, they aren't attracted.
SUGAR- Don't place sugar containers out in the open.
Keep sugar in a sealed container preferably in the refrigerator.
Clean up all sugary spills immediately and completely.
Ants and sugar go together like peas and carrots! TRAILS & MOUNDS- Look at the outside of your home and on the ground around it.
Crush or flood the mounds.
They hate this.
Make sure it's not a dangerous breed of ant first! Wash the ant trails on exterior walls with soap and water.
Keep trees and shrubs from touching the house.
You can potentially stop an invasion before it happens.
HOLES & CRACKS- They have to get in somehow! Seal all the potential or active passageways in your home.
Caulk, grout, and glue work great.
Check to make sure door and window seals are intact.
Keep the fireplace flu shut when not in use.
Make sure all chimney vents are appropriately screened or protected.
If they can't get in, they can't get in! Most ant invasions are preventable.
Usually, if they don't have anything to eat or drink, they don't come.
These are just some tips that can keep your home a more enjoyable, safer, more energy efficient place to live.
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