Bugs in the house.

I read somewhere that spraying plain vinegar or apple cider vinegar in problem areas is supposed to discourage them.

Cucumber peelings laid around....seriously !

ant granules

Thanks for the advice.

eeek-do not like ants in the house

before long they will end up in your pants

have you tried any specific rememdies since you wrote this?

we very seldom will see ants in homes here in northern maine

the ants come marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah... ants are opportunistic... if they do not find anything to eat, they will move along. if possible you should see if you can pull the dishwasher out of the way and see if the ants have an entry point you can seal up with silicone caulking. follow them back to the source so to speak and just block their entry.

I hate bugs...I have my husband set up the terminx drops and traps and that gets rid of them around our house.

good luck!

I'm not sure if it will work on ants, but Boric Acid keep roachs out of our home.

I wish that I had a solution. I am happy that I don't have the problem though....sorry:)

Hi,
In aromatherapy, we use peppermint essential oil - a few drops with water (shake each time you use it), in a sprtzer bottle - ants do not like peppermint, it's the smell. Here in Connecticut we don't really have a problem, but when we lived in Florida, there were lots of ants and we still never had a problem with them. Good luck!

Another home remedy is one my Aunt used years ago - she took a container, filled it with sand and put a few incense sticks in it, lit. The bugs left - possibly they didn't like the smell or the smoke? But it worked.
Marilyn

This Ant Annihilator is made from granulated Sugar, Water, and Boric Acid. Be aware that Boric Acid is Poisonous; so handle it carefully, and keep the mixture out of the reach of Pets and Children.
This should be effective on most Ants since they tend to crave sweets.
Mix it as follows:


1 Heaping teaspoon of Granulated Sugar
1 Level teaspoon of Poisonous Boric Acid powder
1 Teaspoon of HOT water
COMPLETELY dissolve the Boric Acid in the HOT water. Mix the sugar into it until it is dissolved. Half fill small caps like those found on milk jugs and soda bottles.
Place the caps where Ants are a nuisance. To protect pets from this POISON, place the caps inside plastic containers that have holes punched in to allow the Ants to enter. Mark the container with "Skull and Crossbones" Poison symbol. When the Ants are gone, dispose of the containers properly.

This is a Very strong recipe. Increasing the sugar to a whole cup should still be very lethal to Ants. Of course, it would require adding a cup of hot water to dissolve it. $6.00 will buy 12 ounces of Boric Acid; enough to last you and your neighbors for years, if the container is kept air-tight and cool.

I visited family in Nevada, they had white powder with a blue line in their kitchen. When I asked about it I found out the white powder was borax, it was supposed to keep the ants out. It didn't work. My aunt was told to squirt windex in the borax. for some reason the windex keeps the ants out of her house.