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By ingrid
@ridingbet (66854)
Philippines
June 4, 2018 10:48pm CST
I prepared the rice in the rice cooker for our lunch. I saw some red ants wandering again and wanting to get in the dog food in those red colored ice cream elongated plastic containers.
So what I do every night, I did it now. I brought out this vintage aluminium flat plate, added water, and placed that food stand where the containers are placed atop. The container at the left is our garbage bin for the day that should be emptied every night; this is also placed in the blue plastic shallow vessel filled with water.
As what we say in our national language, "Para-paraan lang yan", or we do DIY'S for any problem.
Can you share some DIY's for ants in your home?
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@rakski (156200)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
@ridingbet
same story for me.
Is there any way to get rid of red ants?!? 
I have to clean the kitchen counter 3-5x a day to make sure no ants
I have to clean the kitchen counter 3-5x a day to make sure no ants5 people like this
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
my sister would apply that chalk to block the ants from going to a certain area in the kitchen that is why the walls of our kitchen have lines of the chalks.
the ants now are high-tech.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
5 Jun 18
Ants are repelled by the smell of cinnamon. I sprinkle a bit of cinnamon around the base board of my walls and leave some on the kitchen counters in a paper plate. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
really? i am thinking about buying cinnamon but i don't know if they sell a bark of cinnamon or these are sold as powder form
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@Starmaiden that would be nice so i have to search in a grocery store if they sell barks of cinnamon. we are trying all measures to eradicate ants from climbing and taking away our food.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
5 Jun 18
@ridingbet the bark may work even better with less mess.
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@ridingbet Yes, a stand is necessary indeed. We also put a stand whenever we do that. It's better to be sure of things being done.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD when all the stands are used, we use the empty cans of flat sardines.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
yes my lady but sometimes, the ants are wise. they find other means to reach their goal. that is why when we put a stand with water below, there should be noting that touches the lid of the food that touches another thing or item, because ants can make a bridge to reach the food.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@cintol that is so true. especially those flying cockroaches. oh my golly, i do not really like to be the airport of these flying pests.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
apparently, red ants are forever anywhere. i really dislike ants, even cockroaches.
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@sw8sincere (6032)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
i exactly do the same to get rid of ants crawling on food my friend =)
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
yes, but i think there is a new species of ants wherein they can float on the water.
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
5 Jun 18
Hi po. We have a lot of ants here too. We would mix water and baking soda and spray it on those ants. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
do the ants get killed with the spray with baking soda hija? do you also put the solution on a plate where foods are kept elevated?
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@mlgen1037 (29882)
• Manila, Philippines
5 Jun 18
@ridingbet They do die but they are not found on the table. They are in the bathroom po. We use a sprayer. 
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@mlgen1037 we also spray them with Baygon, hija but still these ants appear out of nowhere. like now, my sister is in our kitchen; she complains of the tiny ants that bite her. 
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
6 Jun 18
I am sorry you are having problems with ants. But I have no idea, of how to get rid of them.
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@popciclecold (40215)
• United States
9 Jun 18
@ridingbet Yes, my sister say down on ants one time, and they tire her tail up. I know what they can do.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
9 Jun 18
so you are also annoyed with these tiny insects, especially if they bite us.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
have you used these items to get rid of the ants?
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@Shavkat (141906)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@ridingbet It is fine here, Kabsat. No pets allowed inside.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
yes kabsat. the ever-reliable Baygon works, but not always spraying since we have dogs inside the house.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
5 Jun 18
Mix equal parts of white vinegar and water, pour into a spray bottle. Shake the bottle, then spray this solution around baseboards and other points where you see the ants. As an alternative, you can put ground cinnamon and whole cloves where you notice they enter your home.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
6 Jun 18
@ridingbet Yes, you need to use powdered cinnamon.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
thank you. now, i have to buy a bottle of white vinegar so i can prepare the solution you mentioned here. also the ground cinnamon. i asked if a bark of cinnamon is okay but knowing now that powder of cinnamon can be used, i will just have to buy cloves.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
@LadyDuck thank you. i will go to the city to buy powdered cinnamon. i hope all other insects will be exterminated with this remedy that you said.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
5 Jun 18
@ridingbet
I have been told different ways to get rid of ants but they just did not seem to work.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
there are many DIYs shared here. i plan to do some of them. ants are really annoying especially if they flock and eat our food. the sight of red ants in the edge of the food mkes me feel 'eeewwwwww'.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
6 Jun 18
@ridingbet
I am with you on that. They are very annoying.
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@peachpurple (13961)
• Malaysia
5 Jun 18
clever idea! What about the ants crawling on the table?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
we have empty cans of sardines and spam and these can be the stand of plates.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
12 Jun 18
@aureliah control ants? hmmm, i don't know how to control them, but they should not be anywhere.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
i don't think we can eradicate ants forever. hahaha.i just have to live with it but they have to stay away from us humans. hahaha
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@aureliah (24687)
• Kenya
11 Jun 18
@ridingbet You just need to learn how to control them
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
5 Jun 18
Try to spray them an aerosol spray, some people say it's a good insecticide that is effective in eliminating ants.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
actually, we have the Baygon insect spray and we often spray using this.ants have a hard covering so i think they can withstand a spray unless it is a strong insect repellent.
i think the ants have also developed water-proof legs because apparently they float on the water.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Jun 18
@Jessabuma yes but pouring hot water at night might cause the unseen elements return something bad against the person pouring the hot water.
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@Jessabuma (31696)
• Baguio, Philippines
5 Jun 18
@ridingbet Ohh I see.
When I was in my province we usually kill them by hot water
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Jun 18
what do you do with the salt? do you sprinkle it on the walls and places where ants thrive?
