Outside of an ant farm, ants are invasive pests that you don’t want crawling around inside your Greater Boston area property. The best way to get rid of ants is by dealing with them immediately before they can pose a significant threat to you and your homes, such as painful bites, food contamination, and structural damage. Here are a few ways you can get rid of ants in your home.
4 Ways to Get Rid of Ants
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Keep your home tidy
Ants instinctively search for food and water sources. That is why they often target pantries, cupboards, food containers, and kitchen counters. To keep ants away, it is important to keep up with proper housekeeping by frequently sweeping the floors, wiping down counters, washing the dishes, and vacuuming.
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Maintain a clean exterior
Ants thrive in damp places. They make their nesting grounds in parts of the home with excess moisture, like around gutters, downspouts, and exterior faucets. These small insects also use any debris around your property as a bridge to get inside your home, so it is essential to move wet leaves and tree limbs away from your windows and doors.
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Use natural solutions
A common ant deterrent is a mixture of vinegar and water that you can spray on ant trails to remove the scent they leave behind. Since ants have a keen sense of smell, you can also keep them away by placing cayenne pepper in areas where they congregate.
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Make or use ant bait
You can make an ant-eliminating mixture yourself or buy it in stores. To create a deadly ant bait, mix Borax and powdered sugar in a bowl. Ants will take the poisoned sugar back to their colony where the solution will kill them and, hopefully, a large chunk of their population.
The Risks of DIY Ant Removal
Although these remedies can help get rid of ants in your home, they only provide a temporary solution. Furthermore, many of the chemicals found in store-bought ant sprays are harmful to your family and pets. Instead of wasting your time and money on temporary relief, rely on the permanent ant removal specialists at Critter Control® of Boston.
Get Rid of Ants with Critter Control® of Boston
Whether you have an existing ant infestation or want to prevent one from ever starting, our ant removal professionals can help.
At Critter Control® of Boston, our licensed and trained pest control technicians will deter, remove, and eliminate invasive ants from your Boston property using eco-friendly and non-toxic ant control methods.
To schedule an inspection for your home or business and receive a free estimate for our safe and effective pest control services, call us today at 617-975-0440.
