How to Get Rid of Ants in the House Naturally
They make a beeline for the kitchen every summer, come what may. I can never put my finger on when it starts or which one of them is the scout that deems our kitchen worthy of a report.
But by June, once the heat has set in for good, you will spot an ant or two on the counter by the fruit bowl. Before long there is a whole line of them going about their business with the kind of self-assurance that tells you the colony has already made up its mind.
We are used to this sort of thing in the garden; ants in the soil or around the dining table and any sweets left out for five minutes too long. You can put up with it out there. Not so much in here.
I have put down the chemical sprays but they are only a temporary fix. The ants are gone in an instant, then reappear from another angle a week later as if they had a conference on how to get around your spray.
And the odour lingers in the room for days, which I don’t care for in the place where we put together our meals. Lately I have been on the hunt for something more effective that doesn’t involve chemicals. I was taken aback by some of the options, most of which were in the house all along.