5. Vinegar
For those hard to reach places, try making a mixture of one part vinegar to three parts water and spraying it on the ant trails.
6. Cucumber peel
Ants don’t like the smell of cucumbers, so place peels around their points of entry to repel them.
7. Cinnamon
If cucumber isn’t your thing and you’re worried about the peel rotting, ants can’t stand the smell of cinnamon. He recommends sprinkling ground cinnamon around or setting out cinnamon sticks.
8. Peppermint oil
Another yummy-smelling way to repel ants is to spray 2 to 3 tablespoons of peppermint oil mixed with a quart of water around their points of entry.
9. Cayenne pepper and garlic
Try mixing cayenne pepper with garlic and water and spray the ant homes with it, thereby getting rid of ants at the source.
10. Brush removal
Remove brush and wood piles that rest against your house because these make an easy bridge for ants to enter your home.If chemicals aren’t your thing, use one of these ideas to help rid yourself of ants in a nontoxic manner.
If chemicals aren’t your thing, use one of these ideas to help rid yourself of ants in a nontoxic manner.