With the onset of spring, many housewives are faced with the problem of the appearance of ants in the apartment: how to get rid of them we'll tell you in this article. Most often, ants appear on the first floors of high-rise buildings or in private houses.
Red ants in the apartment appear usually under the baseboards, parquet, behind the cupboards, and also, in those places where it is easy to get close to eating. Ants constantly move from one apartment to another in search of something edible. They are very fond of sweet and protein foods.
If the red ants appeared in your apartment, it's likely that their nest is somewhere nearby, perhaps from neighbors or even from you.
Fighting ants in an apartment
You may think that ants do not bring significant harm to humans, but microbiologists say that ants, like other harmful insects, such as flies, are carriers of infections.
For sure, at least once with the ants came across everyone. The reasons for the appearance of ants in the apartment are obvious: a full trash can, unwashed, leftovers for the night, a dirty dining table.
To get rid of this unpleasant neighborhood for you, aim and maintain order in the apartment.
Destruction of ants in the apartment
To get rid of ants in apartments, various methods are used, both modern and grandfather.
Modern chemical means of fighting insects, of course, are very effective, but dangerous if the house has small children or animals. In addition, the ants get used to them. If you use chemical means of fighting insects, it would be good to leave the premises after disinfection for several days. If this is not possible - use traps with solid granules. These traps should be placed so that they are out of reach of children.
The best way to get rid of yellow ants in the apartment is to make baits. The method is based on the biological feature of insects from the mouth to the mouth of the feed to those ants that never leave the nest, especially females. The bait is prepared on the basis of boric acid.
If you find a colony of ants in your apartment, you can tightly close the outlet with cement mortar or putty.
You can depict the ant trails with a special chalk that is used against cockroaches.
There are unconventional ways to fight insects - with the help of aromatic oils.
Here is a simple recipe: in a spray mix water, with oils of lavender and mint. Add the vodka (or ethyl alcohol). Shake well and spray the places where ants like to appear. Also, ants do not tolerate smells of sunflower oil, spoiled lemons, vinegar. Lubricate the sunflower oil shelves, jars, skirting boards. Wipe the cloth, dampened with vinegar, furniture, floors and places where ants like to be. Lay it all over the kitchen or sprinkle the herbs that the ants hate, namely: mint, wormwood, elderberry. Ants also do not like the smell of garlic.
Many people are helped by this method: spread out around the house dried crusts of oranges and tangerines and the ants will disappear.
That the ants you have never appeared, observe simple rules:
- Do not leave dirty dishes in the sink for the night;
- Thoroughly wipe the crumbs off the table;
- Every day take out the trash can;
- Keep food in a refrigerator in tightly closed containers or special containers.
If, nevertheless, in spite of all your efforts, the ants do not leave your dwelling in any way, contact the specialists-qualified insect killer services or the Sanctuary.