Ants apparently don t like the smell of lemon juice so they will keep away.
Carpet cleaner to keep ants oway.
Ants are mother nature s garbage disposals.
Keep shrubs trimmed and rake leaves away from your foundation walls so they don t have a shady spot to nest.
Pick up fallen wood and pull tree stumps to avoid attracting carpenter ant nests.
This will also help to deter.
Keep in mind that ants are attracted to sweet and starchy things like sugar honey and cornmeal.
Keep your kitchen slab absolutely clean and place the peels right there.
Anything sour and bitter may keep the ants away but any sugar is ants best friend.
So ensure you do not keep anything sweet that may attract the ants in some way or the other.
Don t forget to clean.
You will need to keep your garbage cans clean and gardens cleared of debris.
Keep your yard in check.
Keeping dirty clothing off the floor will prevent food from being dropped there.
Dirty clothing can carry food particles.
And keep all food in airtight containers.
Move your piles of compost and wood away from your home.
Don t grow ant attracting flowers like peonies clematis lilies or vegetables artichokes near your home s foundations.
To keep scouts from returning with hundreds of their friends in tow quickly clean up spills particularly things like honey maple syrup and soda.
Immediately hanging up or putting away clean laundry will also prevent clutter from building up.
You ll also have to be vigilant about cleaning up crumbs from your home.