Even though we have summer-like weather all year round, it's not until the actual summer months, with the intense heat, do I find ants invading my home.
We usually have the typical black ants invading our kitchen during the summer, but this year it seems we have sugar ants.
Last year, a friend of ours, who lives a block away, told us they started to get sugar ants, and I guess they've migrated since we have them now too.
I've tried an eco-friendly bug spray, but so far the ants still keep coming back. I'll keep trying though, but I'm also going to try Terro, which usually works for us.
I've heard certain spices can help keep the ants away, so I'm going to have to do some research.
Do ants invade your home? How do you combat them?
Gem is a Hawaii Mom Blogger who posts reviews and giveaways, and blogs about life in Hawaii as a mom of 3 boys, including one with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. She loves to travel, bake, and eat anything with chocolate.
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2 comments:
We use an organic pest control service. We had a problem with ants coming through tiny spaces in our wood floors (pier and beam home) and through the windows to get to our cat food. The guy told us that orange oil will kill and repel the ants. I have used it and it works! If you can figure out where they are getting in, saturate that area with orange oil (or a spray cleaner that contains orange oil). It should keep them out.
We DO have ants this year, and my husband treated them once with something he purchased at Home Depot that you put in a cap...they went away for awhile, but now they're back. Guess we have to try a different approach. The good news though, if ants around, there is no cold weather. Woot! ;)
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