Ants in your home and Garden can be a big nuisance.
Its really frustrating to have ants running around, and they actually cause a lot of damage
as well.
Here are some of the organic and natural home remedies to get rid of ants in your home and
also in the soil around your plants including plant containers: The most effective method
I found is infact a chemical which is one hundred percent effective � this I shall
discuss and demonstrate at the end of the video and also you have a quiz question at
the end.
12.
Chalk Piece: Chalk contains calcium carbonate, which helps in repelling the ants.
You can simply draw a line with a Chalk at their entry points or you can also sprinkle
some chalk dust in these areas for better effect.
You can also safely dust on the soil around your plants.
11.
Pepper: Sprinkle some black pepper powder.
This is will help repelling ants to some extent.
Even this You can safely dust on the soil around your plants.
10.
Chilly powder is another similar effective remedy.
You can sprinkle it directly on ants and also on the soil around your plants.
9.
Salt: to some extent will help in keeping the ants away.
Just sprinkle some at the corners of your home or garden.
8.
Baking soda and powdered sugar: Ants produce an acid for their defence mechanism.
To harm them we ca neutralize this acid by mixing equal amounts of baking soda and powdered
sugar and keep this in a container like a lid or plate.
7.
White Vinegar: Its believed Ants cannot bear the smell of white vinegar.
Prepare a solution of equal amounts of water and white vinegar.
Add a few drops of some essential oil to it � neem oil drops would really increase its
effectiveness.
Mix this solution well.
Store this solution and sprinkle it.
Repeat this if necessary.
6.
Lemons: Squeeze a lemon or place lemon peels near ant places.
You can also wash your floors with water that has a little lemon juice added to it.
Ants don't like the smell of lemon juice.
5.
Orange Peel Paste: Make a paste of orange peels in warm water and paint this at ant
places and holes.
Then wipe it after 1 or 2 days and repaint if required.
4.
Cinnamon Powder: Sprinkle cinnamon powder and see effect � ants are actually repelled
by cinnamon.
But its not a cost effective method.
You can use this only in emergency when you do not find any alternate way.
You can safely sprinkle it on the soil around your plants.
3.
Neem Oil � about 10 ml in 1 liter of water, you can sprinkle it on the soil around your
plant but not directly on plants because this is double concentration what we are using
here.
2.
Boiling Water: If its feasible carefully drop boiling water on their residing places.
I know it sounds too harsh, but your home and garden are more important to you than
these creatures.
You can also use a dish wash liquid to warm water and spray on them.
1.Borax Powder and Trap: Most people think Borax powder is a chemical, But actually its
naturally occurring mineral salt and organic.
You can sprinkle borax powder directly on the areas and also make a trap with boric
acid to attract most of them.
Make a sugar syrup or use honey and add some boric powder and add to a container with some
holes for ants to enter inside and not honey bees and keep in a corner where ants are expected
to visit.
You can watch a detailed video on this from a link at top right corner of this video.
And Now the most effective method is the use of a chemical: There and many costly chemical
sprays and stuff for killing ants but What is Use is Chlorpyrifos Powder � 1.5 percent
available as Pyriban powder or check the brand name at your store.
You can also use Permethrin dust with same efficacy.
Its very cheap and effective way.
Just sprinkle very little dust near the ants and they all die within no time.
And, I request you all to test some of these 10 to 12 methods I mentioned here and comment
below the video so that let everyone know how effective these remedies are.
Now the QUIZ question of the Day: What is the name of the Acid secreted by Ants
which we neutralized in Tip 8 using baking soda?
Please write your answers in the comments section below the video.
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Happy Gardening!