How To Get Rid Of Ants In An Apartment (domestic Redheads And Others): Recipes With Boric Acid And Others

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-17 22:26

Small Ants - Big Problems, or How to Deal with Intruders

The appearance of ants in the house can be a real disaster. Spoilage of food, various diseases - not all troubles come from uninvited guests. However, you should not panic, you can and should fight against annoying insects, the main thing is to choose the right weapon. How to quickly and permanently get rid of ants in an apartment?

Content

• 1 Species of ants and how they are dangerous

• 2 Effective ways to deal with house ants

  • 2.1 Improvised remedies for red ants in the apartment - table

  • 2.2 Folk remedies in the fight against pharaonic ants based on boric acid

    2.2.1 Making bait from egg yolk and borax - video

  • 2.3 Chemicals that help get rid of insects permanently

    • 1 Overview of store ant remedies - table
    • 2.3.2 How to remove ants: chemicals - photo gallery
  • 2.4 The most effective method or deception is an ultrasonic repeller
  • 2.5 Professional pest control

• 3 Preventive measures: bay leaf, wormwood, black pepper and essential oils

  3.1 Plants that repel ants - photo gallery

• 4 How to determine that ants are in the house, and quickly get rid of them - video

Varieties of ants and how they are dangerous

Small ants, slowly moving along the baseboards, at first glance, do not cause concern. And completely in vain. If uninvited guests appear in your apartment, this is a signal for action.

Pharaoh ants are the most dangerous. Have you noticed in the kitchen or in the bathroom a few little red-haired "guests"? It's time to sound the alarm - you have been visited by Pharaoh (or sugar) ants. A small number of them are scouts trying to find out if the colony will like your apartment.

Pharaoh ants are light or brown-yellow in color, they are smaller than their forest counterparts, about 2 mm long. These insects live in colonies, the number of which can reach a million individuals.

Pharaoh ants are very fond of sweets

Unlike a garden or vegetable garden, ants do only harm in a house or apartment. Without distinguishing between waste from the garbage chute and crumbs on the table, insects become carriers of various diseases.

Effective ways to deal with house ants

The fastest, and perhaps the most effective, option to eliminate intruders is to find a queen ant. If you destroy it, the ants will instantly leave your home. The downside is that it is very difficult to find the head of the colony. Pharaoh ants prefer to hide their main treasure in the most unexpected places, for example, in the toilet cistern. Therefore, it is better to entrust the destruction of the colony to the ants themselves, preparing for them the poison that they will bring to the uterus.

Improvised remedies for red ants in the apartment - table

Means	Efficiency	Toxicity	Availability	Additional terms
Boric acid	High	Unsafe for children and pets	Available at every pharmacy at an affordable price	Boric acid is not used in its pure form, a bait is made from it and placed in inaccessible places
Vinegar, garlic, ammonia	Medium, requires constant updating	Non-toxic, but alcohol must be handled with care	Sold in any store, the price is low	It is necessary to lubricate the places where insects enter
Sagebrush	Medium, requires constant updating	Non-toxic	Pharmacies, markets	Wormwood decoction wash the floor
Bay leaf, carnation	Average	Non-toxic	Any shops, markets	1-2 bay leaves are placed in places where cereals are stored

Folk remedies in the fight against pharaonic ants based on boric acid

Boric acid is considered the most effective among the "home" remedies. The bait made from it destroys the chitinous cover of the ant and it dies. After using borax, it is necessary to limit access to water for insects: turn off taps, wipe sinks and a bathtub, prevent condensation from forming on pipes.

Borax (boric acid) - one of the most effective remedies for ants

Borax (boric acid) bait recipes:

1. Mix equal proportions of boric acid powder and sugar. Place the resulting powder in places where ants appear.
2. 5 g borax + 50 ml boiling water + 50 g sugar + 0.5 tsp. any jam. Stir, pour into a small container and arrange around the apartment.
3. Boiled egg yolk or potatoes + boric acid (1 pack) +1 tsp. Sahara. Roll into small balls from this mixture. And also minced meat can be used as a base.

Making bait from egg yolk and borax - video

Chemicals that help get rid of insects forever

The list of professional tools used to combat domestic ants is quite extensive: gels, sprays, fumigators, crayons, pastes, karbofos, dusts, ultrasonic repellents. Each of the means, in addition to the undoubted advantages and effectiveness, has its own disadvantages, so choose a weapon against ants carefully.

It should be borne in mind that among industrial products there are both instant (up to 1-3 hours) and long-term (up to 1-2 months) action.

Review of store ant remedies - table

Means	Efficiency	Toxicity	Availability	Additional terms
Crayons, pencils ("Mashenka" and the like)	Average	Low toxic	Any hardware store, markets	You will have to climb higher if the ants come, for example, through ventilation, and outline these places densely with small
Aerosols (Dichlorvos, Combat, Raid), traps	Medium, the effect is temporary, since the sprays destroy only individuals in the apartment	Toxic	Any hardware store, markets	It is necessary to move furniture, remove animals, cover dishes, use a respirator
Dust, paste	Average	Low toxic	Any hardware store, markets	Not
Gels	Depends on the composition of the product	Low toxic	Any hardware store, markets	It is better to apply gel or gel-like poison around the perimeter of the room - you will have to move the furniture
Fumigator (aquafumigator)	Medium, temporary effect, one application is not enough	Low toxic	Hardware stores, specialty stores	Not
Ultrasonic Repeller	Ineffective	Non-toxic	Specialty stores, hardware stores, electrical goods stores	Not

How to get ants out: chemical preparations - photo gallery

Ant dust should be used with caution

Anti-ant gel must be applied in the form of drops at a certain distance

Crayons and pencils can be quite effective against ants

Gel-paste Sturm sticks to the limbs of ants

An ultrasonic repeller is an expensive and ineffective remedy against domestic ants

The most effective way or deception is an ultrasonic repeller

We regularly see advertisements of such devices in newspapers, on the Internet, and especially often in TV shops. It would seem that he just plugged it in - and the problem is solved! No matter how it is. The principle of operation of the repeller is clear from the name. Ultrasound should have a destructive effect on the nervous system of ants, forcing them to leave. As practice shows, only those waves that can significantly shake the health of everyone living in an apartment have a destructive effect on insects. If you are not ready to drive the ants out of the apartment, while acquiring a bunch of diseases, this method is not for you.

This wonderful thing has been in my house for 10 days already. Unfortunately, the instant miracle did not happen. In the description of the device it is written that the ants should leave after 6 weeks (and after 2–4 weeks there may even be more of them, because as they begin to move). So far, I can't say anything good about the device, since the ants continue to roam and yesterday they first found our trash can, for some reason the scarer does not scare them away.

Professional pest control

To date, one of the most effective methods of getting rid of ants is calling special services. If everything you have tried before has not brought the desired results, contact the exterminators. It is safer to use the services of a company rather than individuals.

If all the methods you tried did not help, it's time to turn to professionals.

What you should pay attention to when choosing a company:

• the presence of individual processing for each type of living creature. This means that the company profile should include pest control, disinfection and deratization;
• security. After processing and subsequent ventilation, you should not smell any chemicals in the house;
• cost. The "cheap fish" rule applies everywhere. The cost should be calculated based on the area of the premises. If you are offered to process "any area for 300 rubles", politely say goodbye and do not call such "specialists" any more;
• guarantee. If the processing will be carried out in a private house, then the guarantee must be 100%. If in an apartment, then you will most likely be offered to cooperate with neighbors for greater reliability;
• anonymity. Not necessary, but a nice addition. None of the neighbors will know that you have had a similar treatment.

Before the visit of the exterminator, it is necessary to move the furniture away from the walls so that the specialist can process all the cracks and surfaces.

Preventive measures: bay leaves, wormwood, black pepper and essential oils

A good prevention of the appearance of ants in the home is the use of deterrent barriers. According to reviews, insects do not like substances with a strong odor: red hot pepper, camphor, mint, bay leaves, cloves, citrus essential oils. Spread them out in the apartment, the barrier should be at least 1 cm of substance in thickness. If you live in your own house, without common walls with neighbors, then peppermint can be planted around the perimeter of the site - this will scare ants away from your home.

The best "vaccine" against the appearance of ants in the house will be cleanliness. Clean regularly, and inspect and seal any cracks that ants can climb into.

Plants that repel ants - photo gallery

Dried cloves in a linen closet will protect you from ants and give things a delicate scent

The aroma of cayenne (hot) pepper is not like insects, including ants

Fresh Peppermint - A Natural Barrier Against Ants Into Your Home

How to determine that ants are in the house, and quickly get rid of them - video

Start fighting the ants as soon as they appear. Take out the trash on time, clean up crumbs, spilled liquids. Choose a weapon against ants according to your preferences and capabilities, and do not forget about prevention.