New Ways To Get Rid of Ants / myLot

Boise, Idaho

June 15, 2016 5:24pm CST

I get emails from about.com on interesting subjects. A few days ago I got one on how to rid yourself of ants. Most of the items they listed I already knew about but there are a couple I wasn't aware of. I thought I would share this article with you all so you can be updated as I was.

Natural Ways to Get Rid of Ants

frugalliving.about.com

Here are six proven home remedies for ants. Use them to get rid of ants without a call to the exterminator.

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Sherry

@norcal (4890)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

15 Jun 16

My own secret weapon is WD-40. Ants hate it. I noticed they were coming up a drain pipe to my kitchen sink, I sprayed it with WD-40 and they stayed away for months. It doesn't kill them, but they won't go across it.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

15 Jun 16

Good idea.

koopharper

@koopharper (7477)

• Canada

15 Jun 16

Didn't know all of those. We do have an ant problem here and maybe some of this will help.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

15 Jun 16

I hope so.

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Marsha Cooper

@marsha32 (6631)

• United States

21 Jun 16

My daughter needs to check it out. The amnts are terrible in her kitchen.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

21 Jun 16

Yes, and that can get so nasty.

LK2018

@Letranknight2015 (51532)

• Philippines

16 Jun 16

Cucumber? I wonder if this works on my moringa tree. I've tried one option before but it didn't work.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

16 Jun 16

Cucumber seems to have the same smell to it that the stuff the ants don't like so if that is the same with the tree it will probably work.

Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

16 Jun 16

I hate ants, ant bites give me blisters and certain ant bites give me hives

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

16 Jun 16

@Jessicalynnt ....How fun for you. I have never heard of anyone being allergic to ants.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

16 Jun 16

SOme are sensitive to certain bug bites and some aren't. Is there something that helps to put on it?

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Jekca

@Jessicalynnt (50525)

• Centralia, Missouri

16 Jun 16

@celticeagle not tons no, for the fire ant bites I have to take benedryl

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Vivi Zhuang

@solitary (260)

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16 Jun 16

Thank you!~ This post helps me a lot.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

16 Jun 16

Good. Glad to hear it.

bonnie

@bunnybon7 (50973)

• Holiday, Florida

16 Jun 16

yes so many people can not afford exterminators any more. so its good to know cheaper ways

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

16 Jun 16

Yes. I always try to pass on interesting things like this.

jazel_juan

@jazel_juan (15747)

• Philippines

16 Jun 16

I tried the water plus vinegar one. We had so many ants this summer it gets annoying. It worked. I also tried sprinkling of curry powder along their path.it worked too.

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@celticeagle (159221)

• Boise, Idaho

16 Jun 16

I always used different stuff in different areas. Kept things washed down with the vinegar and then used cinnamon right where they came in. And the used coffee grounds worked too.