Today, we are discovering ways to cope with a difficult situation that we are encountering more frequently as the weather gets warmer and windows and doors are thrown open!
Yes, we are talking about those tiny, hardworking ants coming from everywhere, somehow entering your kitchen, gathering around the food you left out in the open and starting to rush around to prepare for winter.
We know you don't want to harm them, of course you don't want them to starve to death in their burrows during the winter, etc. But you also won't let them take over the kitchen, get in through the door and chimney and plunder the house.
This is exactly why we say let's find the fairest solution and save our kitchen and food without harming them.
Won't you join us
The favorite of hygiene enthusiasts is at it again: Vinegar
Vinegar, which is frequently used to clean your home without chemicals, is also one of the most definite and clean ways to get rid of ants. Prepare vinegar water and apply this water to the areas where the ants enter in long thin strips, either by spraying it or using a cloth. When the ants smell the vinegar, they will not want to come back, so you will get rid of them without harming them at all. Mis
If you wish, you can strengthen the mixture by adding some freshly squeezed lemon juice to the vinegar water you have prepared, and you can even clean the kitchen thoroughly with the remaining water you have prepared. The decision is yours.
This time, the ants' nightmare: Hot pepper
Hot pepper is also a "savior" that ants do not like due to its strong aroma. If you are also complaining about ants that invade your house from time to time, put plenty of water in a pot and add hot pepper (preferably Cayenne pepper). Then boil the water well.
Take the boiling water that has captured the aroma of the hot pepper and let it cool down a little, then apply it to the areas invaded by ants with a cloth or put it in a spray bottle and spray it, as in the other methods. That's it!
Its smell is enough: Cinnamon
One of the most effective methods you can use to prevent ants from invading your kitchen is to get help from cinnamon. Ants, who do not like the smell of cinnamon and therefore stay away from places where they smell cinnamon, can be removed from your home and kitchen by using powdered or stick cinnamon, or even cinnamon oil.
If you know where the ants are entering your home, you can leave cinnamon sticks at those exact spots. Placing cinnamon sticks near windows or doors will be enough to keep the ants away.
However, if you say "I can't waste huge cinnamon sticks for this", we would like to talk about another method that is more economical and still very effective: Add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder or 10-15 drops of cinnamon oil to 1 glass of water and mix well. Then put this mixture in a spray bottle and apply it to the areas where the ants are attacking before they come. Ants that smell it will not pass that way again, you can be sure.
There is no subject it does not work: Peppermint oil
As we get to know peppermint oil, we realize that it is actually a more beneficial oil than we can think. Peppermint oil, which can be a remedy for many problems from nasal congestion to snoring, is now here with a surprising area of use. Peppermint oil, which can wipe out the smell of those special residues that ants leave behind to avoid losing their way, will also keep them away from your home.
Fill a spray bottle with water and add 10-15 drops of peppermint oil. Then spray this water on areas where ants come and go. If ants are appearing almost everywhere in your kitchen, boil water in a deep pot and add plenty of peppermint oil and wait for it to evaporate for a more effective result. Let the smell of peppermint oil surround your entire kitchen and slowly move the ants away.
We don't know who first thought of these, but: Baby powder or chalk
We don't know who first thought of pouring baby powder on the places where ants enter or painting these areas with chalk to get rid of them, or how it happened, but it is known to be an effective method.
Determine where the ants started to invade your kitchen or other areas of your home and sprinkle baby powder or draw a nice chalk line over the areas where they entered. The ants will not be able to find their tracks and follow each other because of the baby powder or chalk, and they will not want to come to your home again.
It's not possible without knowing these...
We have explained the methods you can use to remove ants from your kitchen without harming them, but it is also a must to know these: Although all these methods will remove ants from your home, what you should basically do is to always keep your home and kitchen clean, collect crumbs and food leftovers that fall on the floor without delay, and use the trash can as hygienically as possible.
Of course, you should also repair any holes or cracks in your home where ants can easily enter, especially around windows and under doors.
Finally, if you do not have the materials listed above at home, you can also use lemon juice, cloves, eucalyptus oil, coffee grounds or turmeric to keep ants away from your home, we advise you.
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