Spain has more 300 kinds of ants, a dozen of them are home invaders. These vermin They look for good air conditioning and food that they can find more easily in a home. The arrival of heat facilitates this look. ants.
this plague starts when an introduced ant finds some the rest of the meal. Then it goes back to the anthill to ‘inform’ the rest, then they start getting somewhere. ant trail. In addition, some can spread to other places and multiply easily, causing an unpleasant situation in the home. But we should not be alarmed, for these are animals They do not transmit any disease.
To prevent the appearance of ants, we recommend several. simple remedies:
Cleaning
first thing to have house clean and tidy, especially kitchens and cellars. In this sense, we should be careful against the bread crumbs falling under the cabinet. By cleaning the floor and furniture of litter, we will avoid any debris that is ant first and then ‘sugar’ for the rest.
fix cracks
Although an ant can get in almost anywhere due to its size, the harder we make it, the better. So delete cracks walls Y floor This is good advice, especially for kitchen or bathroom tiles where they can nest. In any case, if they’re already there, the first thing to do is to plug the hole they entered.
natural medicine
like, for example, sugar is attractive to ants, there are also products that push them. This applies to vinegar, mint, spices or coffee. They don’t like the smell of these products, so they stay away from where they are. Also, these foods help. the scent of the trace disappears that they use to follow their path, so they will be surprised. Having these products close to possible reach for ants will help them think twice before they invade your home.
place a leaf bay or any other spice in the pantry, window or door is a good and simple precaution, but what can you do if you already have ants in the house?
boiling water
If this pest is found in a garden, another remedy is to dispose of it. boiling water with bicarbonate in the nest, although it is necessary to do the operation several times.
chalk or talc
Also they talcum powderMoreover whiteboardproduces rejection, so sprinkle it where you think it is it can kill them. In the same way, pouring vinegar or lemon into their nests will enable them to escape from your home in search of another more comfortable place.
No matter how few they are, feel free to kill them as soon as you can see them, because they will prevent them from going looking for the rest.