How To Get Rid Of Ants In The Kitchen

Having ants in your home, especially in the kitchen, can be a troublesome problem. Ants running around in the kitchen is pretty unhygienic, frustrating and may cause a lot of damage too. Some types of ants, like fire and harvester, may even bite you. Ants like carpenter ants may damage the building materials like cupboards.

Ants possess bacteria that they can transfer to the food and contaminate it. We can find around 12,000 different kinds of ants in the world. Everybody hates how these tiny creatures enter our houses in the summer. They occupy our homes as if they are the owners of the house. 

There are several ways in which we can exterminate ants permanently from our homes. Some methods include the use of chemicals. But we recommend using home remedies instead of chemicals. There are several to get rid of ants from the kitchen naturally. The following are the three best and natural ways of removing ants from your kitchen.

1.  Chalk

Using chalk is one of the best ways of getting rid of ants. Chalk is made from calcium carbonate, which plays a crucial role in keeping ants away. There are several ways to use chalk for keeping the ants away from the kitchen.

You can either spray powdered chalk in the entry points of the ants and their hiding places like corners of the kitchen counter or cabinets. If you don’t want to spray powdered chalk, then you can draw lines with the chalk so that these tiny creatures may stay away from the kitchen.

As compared to spraying powdered chalk, drawing a line using the chalk is a more effective way. While drawing lines with chalk, you should make sure that they are out of reach of children and pets.

2.  Lemon

Squeezing a lemon or placing lemon peels over the areas from where the ants may enter is also an effective way of getting rid of ants from the kitchen.

You can also clean the floor of your kitchen by washing it with a mixture of water and lemon. This is a good way to keep ants away from the kitchen because ants are allergic to sour and bitter things.

But, before you place the lemon peels over the kitchen counter, in the cabinets, and the cupboards, you should clean that area and make sure there is nothing sweet in the proximity.

3.  Orange

Oranges are similar to lemons as they also help you get rid of the ants from the kitchen.

A paste made from warm water and orange or some orange peel both is effective in keeping the ants away from the kitchen. Orange acts as a natural deterrent for the ants. So why throw away the orange peel. Just place them over your kitchen and get rid of these tiny pests.

Conclusion

These are the 3 most common and effective ways to get rid of ants from the kitchen. But still, you can try ways like using pepper, salt, vinegar, cinnamon, and peppermint to keep these pests out of your kitchen.

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