The Ant War Is On

The area I live in always has ants in the house.  Every summer I have to fight with the ants everyday.   I learned these tactics from my friends over the past couple of years.  They seem to work effectively.

I tried this last year, and we did not have a lot of ants in the house:

Method 1:

• After the raining season is over , like around April, spray the outside of the house with ants Pesticide.
• Spray again in June before the weather gets really hot.
• Another spray in October before the weather gets cold.

I found out recently that there are ways to take care of the ants without using the chemicals.  Ants do not like spices and baby powder.  Here is what I learned from my friend:

Method 2:

• Place ant stakes 2 times a year outside of the house- whenever the day light saving time hour change, e.g. March and October.
• Place star anise or cinnamon sticks inside the shelf or area where the ants will most likely show up.
• Put fresh vanilla bean inside the sugar container.
• Place powder underneath the refregerator.
• Plant some peppermints outside the house.

I bought the ant stakes from Orchard Supply yesterday and they were $2.00 off and each cost $4.99 per box. I hope these tactics will help and save me from battling with the ants this year.