Ants in the house can be a real problem. Insects lay their eggs in food, house plants. Carpenter ants, if there are a lot of them in a private house, can even destroy wooden walls, beams, ceilings, turning wood or wood boards into dust.
Where can ants come from in the house
Ants can enter the house with groceries brought from the store, run from neighbors or from the basement. Insects are attracted by food left on the table, bread crumbs, cereals, sweets in open vases, jars of jam and honey that are not tightly closed.
How to find an ant nest in an apartment
It is known that insects pave the way from the "feeder" to their home. Leave a piece of something tasty in plain sight and in a couple of hours you will see how ants surround it from all sides. Then take a closer look at where they go - there will be a nest.
How to get rid of ants in the house
Lemon
If ants crawl around the apartment, a simple fruit will help to eradicate them - this is a lemon. Lemon juice needs to be treated with the most popular places where insects gather - the windowsill and the area near the door. Repeat the procedure a couple of times a day until they disappear.
Soda
For example, if insects have chosen cabinets, then inside you need to put one shallow container with soda and powder. The blogger claims that the mixture works flawlessly because ants are attracted to the taste and smell of sugar. They eat it along with particles of soda, which dries up their bodies from the inside.
White vinegar
Prepare a mixture of water and white vinegar. Fill a spray bottle with it and spray the paths that ants usually use to get into the kitchen. Regularly wipe work surfaces with this solution to prevent further penetration of insects.
