I am interrupting my Freezer Series to talk about an issue that every California homeowner is acutely interested in:
How in the world do I deal with these ants who insist on laying siege to my house?
Well, before you shell out the big bucks for a professional, which is sometimes necessary out here, there are a two lesser known frugal tips you can try.
1. Be sure to spray the area you saw ants and the trail with an ammonia based cleaner like Windex. This will both kill or at least really slow down the ants, and also kill there pheromone trail so that other little invaders cannot follow the path laid down for them.
2. A couple drops of lavender essential oil is a great deterant. (You can take a cup of water, add about a tsp of oil, and a tbsp of rubbing alcohol, add to a spray bottle, shake, and then spray to form a barrier.) Repeat daily for a week, more often if it is a high traffic area or wet. A couple drops of oil in cupboards work great!
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3 comments:
Great tip, especially about the deterant. LOL!
Blessings,
Mrs. C
Thanks for the info. I'll have to try the lavender. I didn't know it would help with ants. I have been doing battle with them (Check out the post The Great Ant War on my blog) I have finally got mine under control I think.
I have been dealing with ants also! I think they are really bad this year or something. I read somewhere that salt takes care of them. I did get rid of them using terro, which is not too expensive. I have also used the Windex.
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