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Small Black Ants in the Kitchen

7/26/2013

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I guess you have ants in your home if you are reading this. A small spill of something sugary or some missed crumbs gave the ants all the reason they needed to search your home for more food. Now there are ants going as they please. How do you get rid of them and get back to normal life?

How to Get Rid of Ants in your Kitchen

Exterminate
  1. Use ant bait traps to get rid of the pests. Killing individual ants will not fix the problem as the queen ant can and will make plenty more. 
  2. Place the bait traps in areas where there have been a lot of activity. Traps should be placed near water sources as long as it is an area safe from children or pets accessing it.
  3. Use a spreadable ant bait around your yard. Using ant baits in your lawn and landscape will exterminate pests outside and prevent them from making it to the inside of your home.

Clean and Sanitize
  1. Wipe down and clean the counter tops, window seals, cabinets and floors in the area with the ants. Most ants move based on chemicals emitted from foraging ants. Until these are cleaned, they will keep coming back.
  2. A vinegar and water mixture will repel ants. The vinegar affects their ability to track the chemicals left by other ants. Use it in drains and on window seals.
  3. Sanitation is your first line of defense against pests problems.

Prevention
  1. Use caulk to seal aging edges around window seals.
  2. Boric acid can be sprinkled along areas where ants enter your home. It is toxic to ants. This will effectively create a barrier to pests from entering your house.
  3. Continue to clean and sanitize. This may sound like common sense, but it is something that we get lax on and that is where the pest problems arise.
GreenSeasons is glad to help with any pest control or landscaping needs you may have. If you want help, please contact us.
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