Ants in the home are a nuisance, regardless of their population or species. They enter homes in search of food, shelter, and warmth. Beyond the disturbance of seeing them crawling around all spaces in the house, they can also be harmful. The most effective way to get rid of these annoying intruders in the home is by hiring pest control experts like Pied Piper Pest Control. Our team will give the most appropriate advice and methods to effectively keep ants away from your home. However, some home remedies can also help keep ants out of your house.
Helpful Home Remedies
The following are some fantastic at-home remedies that you can use right away to keep ants out temporarily:
- Peppermint
Ants dislike the scent of peppermint, and this makes it an excellent repellant. Sprinkling a mixture of peppermint oil and water around the house will prevent ants from those areas. Dried peppermint leaves are also effective ant repellants.
- Pepper
Another ingredient that ants avoid is pepper. You can sprinkle black pepper around areas of the house where ants frequent. Ants will avoid these areas even though the pepper won’t kill them.
- Chalk
Chalk is also an effective repellent for ants. You can sprinkle powdered chalk to repel ants in your home. Drawing lines with powdered chalk to block off areas is also a method that prevents ants from going further into the house.
- Orange Peels
Just like the other ingredients, orange peels repel ants. You can either grind and paste with the orange peels or put the pieces near ant holes.
- Salt
Salt is an effective ingredient to use in keeping ants away from your home. Spraying a salt solution or sprinkling salt around the house keeps ants away.
While these solutions may work temporarily, they won’t solve your ant problem for good. If you’re struggling with an ant infestation in the greater New Orleans area, give Pied Piper Pest Control a call!
Keep Your Home Clean
Ants are unhygienic and contaminate food because of the harmful bacteria they carry. Even worse is how they can infect open wounds and inflict painful bites. Some species of ants are even destructive to the wooden parts of the house. One of the ways to get rid of ants in the home is by keeping every space spotlessly clean.
Contact Pied Piper Pest Control!
Ants have various ways of entering your New Orleans home. To keep ants out of your home, ensure to block off all minor cracks and spaces in the walls. Also, ensure that all surfaces in the house are clean and avoid leaving food particles around. These insects are also attracted to water, so keep all areas in the home as dry as possible. If you’re in need of professional pest control services, Pied Piper Pest Control provides expert solutions to the greater New Orleans area! Contact us today by calling us at (504) 366-1333 or by filling out the contact form on our website!