How to eradicate ants in the house, car and garden: offers and discount codes

Summer is the season when ants return to attack, and the infestations of houses and gardens become frequent. This is because the warm seasons are the period in which ants go in search of food, and it is no coincidence that the places where we find them most often are the kitchen or in the places where we eat.

Fortunately, there are several remedies, natural and otherwise, to get rid of the annoying plague of ants: let's see how to eradicate them without resorting to disinfestation (recommended only in the case of literal invasions).

How to get rid of ants at home

Surely the kitchen is the home environment most at risk, since even if we sweep every time after eating, crumbs can escape both on the floor and on the shelves. Ants are attracted to sweets, so pay particular attention to traces of sugary drinks or foods; the first good habit to cultivate is to always wash the dishes after eating, avoiding leaving them in the sink for too long. The second is to always clean with a vacuum cleaner. paying particular attention to the environments where you keep the bowls of your four-legged friends.

But cleaning alone is not enough, so if you find yourself invaded by ants you can use traps to place both at home and outside: the most common are food baits that can also be purchased in supermarkets, which attract ants inside a cage and then kill them. These are effective but toxic products, so be careful especially if there are children and animals in the house.

In addition to the traps, there are also sprays to be sprayed along the perimeter of the rooms or near the cracks where the ants come out; having a highly developed sense of smell, the smell of these products annoys them, getting rid of them once and for all.

How to get rid of ants from the garden

The massive presence of ants in the garden can cause damage to plants and fruit trees. Fortunately, they are easily identified grouped in single file, but if you don't notice it in time they can strip the fruit from the trees and infest entire portions of the garden, thus making do-it-yourself pest control difficult.

Among the solutions designed for the garden, on the market you will find double-sided tapes coated with anti-ant substances, to be placed directly on the bark of trees: an effective and safe remedy for plants, which you can protect by pruning the branches that touch the ground so that the ants have no handholds to quickly get to the top. It is important to locate the anthill and act on it by spraying ant spray assisted with other natural repellent products such as:

Lemon juice
Cinnamon
Vinegar
Menta
Coffee grounds

In the garden you can also use baking soda, icing sugar, powdered brewer's yeast, creating compounds to be spread in critical points which will be used to keep ants and other types of insects away. Also use sticky and gluey substances to trap them and remember to clean paths and walls with water mixed with soap.

How to get rid of ants in cars

It can happen to find ants even in the car and this is a big problem. If this happens, you will need to thoroughly clean the interior and take some precautions into account, including:

• avoid park under the trees and remember to always leave the windows closed in case this should happen;

• pay attention to the cleanliness of the car, there may be chewing gum, candy wrappers, crumbs or other things that attract ants around;

• in this regard, when you clean the car, use a vacuum cleaner not only on the seats and carpets but also on the upholstery and air vents, as well as between the folds of the fabrics where any food residues can more easily nestle.

In the event that you spill a sugary drink or something sweet in your car, clean the affected area immediately, as sugar is the food that attracts ants more than any other in mass.

Internal car washing is more thorough if you take your car to the car wash at least once a month; thorough and meticulous cleaning not only eliminates any traces of food but also the odors that can attract ants.

Finally, also clean the tires and rims because ants can get into the car from there; uses a chemical treatment to dissuade them from climbing.

If the problem persists, you can use the traps with baits and sprays even in the car, trying to use them at night or when you can keep the car stationary for a while, to prevent the smell from bothering you.