What's the best way to get rid of ants naturally?

Ovi14312926
by Ovi14312926
  10 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on May 09, 2017

    For outside? Apply food grade diatomaceous earth.

  • Julie Myers Julie Myers on May 09, 2017

    Corn meal. Ants take it to the queen and it kills the whole colony. If you don't get the queen they will just multiply. They can't digest corn meal.

  • Mag21178819 Mag21178819 on May 09, 2017

    we put bakind powder on their streets. they don't come back

  • Gabi Ralea Gabi Ralea on May 10, 2017

    I'm using cinnamon successfully - a solution of two cups of vinegar and 30-40 drops of cinnamon essential oil. It smells lovely, and the ants don't like it at all.

  • Cori Widen Cori Widen on May 10, 2017

    I've also had great success with cinnamon in my kitchen.

  • Sha Sha on May 10, 2017

    Cinnamon works wonders and there's no chemical smells!

  • Julie Newmire Julie Newmire on May 10, 2017

    I wipe down counters and floors with pinesol and water.also put some in spray bottle for outside spray and they leave.always works for me..

  • Tina Gallagher Tina Gallagher on May 11, 2017

    The best solution I've found for any ant species is to mix baking soda with powdered sugar in a 50/50 mix and sprinkle it over and around the hill. The ants carry it inside eagerly and feed it to the queen. The baking soda is the same size as the sugar; they can't tell the difference. It dries their bodies out and they die- it takes a few days but it's green and non-toxic to humans and pets. and it's a cheap solution, too.

  • Cha20880301 Cha20880301 on May 16, 2017

    Uncooked grits and/or corn meal both work. They cannot digest them, so the whole colony feasts and dies.

  • Cindy Cindy on Jun 02, 2017

    I use coffee grounds to get rid of ants. I always save grounds and let them dry. Sprinkle where the ants are "bugging" you and...no more ants.