How do I get rid of ants in the house

Home defence works real well safe for pets too. We have used it for years. Spray perimeter of outside of house. Then spray inside.

Mix borax, sugar, and peanut butter in roughly equal amounts, until it is about the texture of cornmeal. Leave it in a shallow container near the place they are coming in, or anywhere along their path. Once they find it, they will all come out to get some, and take it back to the babies. Don't kill them, let them take it to the nest. Make more every few days or if gets packed down. After about a week they will be gone for good.

What kind of ants? Where are you located?

Go to the left top of the Hometalk page and type in How to get rid of ants in the home or something similar and lots of ideas will pop up that are safe to use. That includes the others answers given.

You can use oatmeal too. Just scatter them where you see them. They take it to their nest eat it then drink the water. Oatmeal will expands and kill it.

Hi Leticia - This is the most effective method we use to get rid of ants. Good luck! Hugs, Holly

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We use Terro inside and outside in the liquid form, if you use it outside and it gets rained on, you will need to reapply it.