6 Ways to Deal With Ants in the House

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Do you have army of ants invading your house? Try these 6 tricks before using chemical poisons.
-Seal up holes and cracks
-Clean up in the kitchen
-Erase their chemical trails with soapy water
-Create a pepper barrier
-Create a scent barrier (they hate lavender)
-Feed them something (ants dies after eating coffee grounds)
These little critters are sneaky, organized, and great at getting into a house.
Ants avoid lavender, if possible.
Ants leave invisible lines on the ground for buddies that need to be removed.
Ants die when they eat coffee grounds
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  • Beverly Beverly on Jul 15, 2017

    Hi um what is "wonder"?

    thank you

  • Glory Glory on Jul 09, 2018

    Will these hurt my puppy?? He is only 5 months old and tends to eat anything. Lol Just donā€™t want him to get sick or anything.

  • Mary O'Sullivan Mary O'Sullivan on Dec 07, 2020

    will coffee grounds work for fleas too

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