How to keep the ants out of your home?

Question

I have cleaned my entire home with citrus, used raid sprays, ant bait traps, treated the entire yards for insects, ants and all others, I have tried, vinegar, comet, baby powder, baking soda and even paprika as suggested by my friends..but guess what... YUP! ANTS!!! HELP!!! Before I sell myself to the orkin man as a trade to come out and get rid of them for me!!

Answer 1

Try borax powder around the area the ants are coming in.  We lived in South Florida for many years and this did the trick there.  Lots of luck.

Glenda

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Answer 2

Try following the trail to see what they're after.  Make sure anything you throw away (cans, freezer bags, bottles) have been rinsed first. Corn meal is something you can sprinkle along the trail. They can't digest it and they also take it back to the nest. The cornmeal swells in their stomachs and they die. Here are some other things you might try..

Vinegar:

Put some vinegar in a spray bottle. Spray around the areas that these pesky critters show up. Vinegar leaves behind a natural ant repellant.

Chalk:

School teachers get your chalk out. Yes, that's right, for some reason if you draw a line of chalk on the ground, ants will not cross over it. Maybe they know that once you “draw the line” one side is theirs and the other is yours. (pun intended) If only it was that easy with all things in life. Maybe we can all learn something from ants.

Black Pepper:

Black Pepper is a natural safe way to send these insects running back to their anthills. Sprinkle some near their entryway and rest assured that they will not visit you while that pepper stands in the way.

Cayenne Pepper:

This is another pepper that ants avoid. Lay some down and remedy the problem right away.

Mint and Chewing Gum:

Some types of mint and chewing gum keep these segmented bugs away. Place some down and they will find some other place to hang out.

Cinnamon:

Cinnamon is also known for its ability to keep those crawling bugs away. Sprinkle some around the areas they frequent the most.

Good luck!

Answer 3

ants are a very trick pest to control first i need more info

is it a slab foundation , basement, crawlspace?

how long has it been since you last treated ?

the problem may be that the ants are nested in your walls and outside treatments are not treating the pests inside

it may be in your best intrest to seek an exterminator

Answer 4

Had same problem. I bought a product called Combat Ant Killing Gel. Follow directions and it works great

Answer 5

I had problems with ants and roaches. This was not from me  but from my neighbors I would bomb the house and a couple weeks later they would start showing back up. I know this may sound dumb but it worked and still continues to work for me. Buy a gallon of kerosene and pour it around the outside perimeter of your house. This leaves an oily substance and the ants and any other creepy crawlers will not go across this line. You dont have to worry about burning down the house. You will have to repeat the process every 3-5 months depending on how much rain you get. Good luck.