How can I get rid of them?
@ladyhemingway (965)
Philippines
May 22, 2012 11:49pm CST
Ants are all over our kitchen. It drives me crazy. Out kitchen is always clean but these little creature still manage to penetrate even the covered food in our pantry.
They say that ants are active because it is summer, but they are really causing so much extra work for us in the house. Do you know what is the best way to get rid of those ants?
Thank you for sharing, it will really help me to know your thoughts on this.
8 responses
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
23 May 12
There are many suggestions here in mylot regarding how to get rid of ants. Some says that applying cinnamon powder on their track will drive them away. Others says that sprayng them with coffee dissolved in water can also help. While others suggest that using artificial sweeteners can be also used to kill ants. They said that it was the first intention why it was made.
Hope this will help you.
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
24 May 12
Hello friends, thank you for this information. I wasn't aware that cinnamon and artificial sweeteners can do wonders on situation like this. Thank you so much! 
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
24 May 12
Thanks also for the BR.
I just read using cinnamon the artificial sweeteners here in mylot too. While using coffee solution, I watched in television.
Good day!
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
25 May 12
Thank you for that follow up information friend. I did try the cinnamon yesterday and it seems like they are working now. 
@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
24 May 12
I used to make use of certain chemical powder to drive the coup away from me. They are chemicals and it can be a poison so i used to handle them with care.
My mother used my kitchen clean and tidy. So there will be anymore ants in my kitchen.
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
25 May 12
Hello wonderboy, I used the cinnamon powder yesterday and it seems to be working its wonders. However I wonder what kind of chemical powder you used?
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
23 May 12
I have the same problem and yes, those little army are active this summer (hahaha)
I always keep the whole kitchen clean, and never leave a single dish in the sink,
but oh, I don't know why they're still coming -marching (duh)
I tried to put some ground black pepper and it did help, you can try it too.
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
24 May 12
Hello jaiho, these army are driving me out of my wits when I should be enjoying the rest of the summer 
But thank you for your suggestion, I will try the ground black pepper and I hope it works on my end too
But thank you for your suggestion, I will try the ground black pepper and I hope it works on my end too 
@Sandra_Hatfield (175)
• United States
23 May 12
Good luck I also have the same problem. I have tried everything. I even did one of those bomb pesticide things and they still are here. I think they could survive anything.
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
24 May 12
Hi Sandra_Hatfield, I certainly hope I could eliminate them because they are totally driving me crazy. I will try some of the recommendations posted by our fellow myLotters here and hope that it will work.
@WakeUpKitty (8694)
• Netherlands
23 May 12
I bought small (plastic) boxes with toxic in it .. but it takes some days/weeks till it's less. At certain times a day they came out under the kitchen cupboard so we vacuumed that part. They say vinegar will help (clean everything with it) also plant a tree/have a tree nearby, but I do have trees and that doesn't work. Also I closed some holes I saw.. you can put some toxic (powder) there as well.. they have to take it to their nest.
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
24 May 12
Hello WakeUpKitty, I wonder what kind of toxic powder are you referring? Do you happen to remember one particular brand? It will help me a lot. Thank you so much for your suggestion
@stephen_ray_07 (20)
• Philippines
23 May 12
My mom uses some kind of pesticide chalk around the kitchen. As long as the chalk is there, they can't get pass it!
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
24 May 12
Hello stephen_ray_07, I am currently trying the pesticide chalk but I was told that it will only work for other pests such as cockroach but I will check still. Thank you for your recommendation.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
25 Mar 13
yes that is true that the favorite place of the ants is in the kitchen because they smell foods and they need to collect foods in that place,we usually and normally sees them in the kitchen and i hate ants especially in the table because they are eating my foods.
@nita04 (268)
• Philippines
11 Jul 12
Hi! I have the same problem before so what I did was every time I wipe tables or kitchen sink I spray first with liquid bleach and then locate where they are hiding because most of the time some of them are just hiding in specific place in your house, though we can kill the others but still the others that remain will just go back if we forget to clean left off food particles.
