How to Get Rid of Ants

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Kill the ant trail if you see one.. Soak a sponge in soapy water or cleaner, then wipe away the ants.. Make your own apple cider vinegar solution to kill the trail naturally.

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1

Kill the ant trail if you see one.

Step 1

Kill the ant trail if you see one.

2

Soak a sponge in soapy water or cleaner, then wipe away the ants.

Step 2

Soak a sponge in soapy water or cleaner, then wipe away the ants.

3

Make your own apple cider vinegar solution to kill the trail naturally.

Step 3

Make your own apple cider vinegar solution to kill the trail naturally.

4

Vacuum up the ants if there are too many to wipe up.

Step 4

Vacuum up the ants if there are too many to wipe up.

5

Use a commercial bait trap to easily kill the entire colony.

Step 5

Use a commercial bait trap to easily kill the entire colony.

6

Make your own bait trap if you prefer a natural solution.

Step 6

Make your own bait trap if you prefer a natural solution.

7

Try peanut butter bait as another natural alternative.

Step 7

Try peanut butter bait as another natural alternative.

8

Hire an exterminator if the problem persists or it's carpenter ants.

Step 8

Hire an exterminator if the problem persists or it's carpenter ants.

9

Put out ant bait to kill the entire colony.

Step 9

Put out ant bait to kill the entire colony.

10

Pour boiling water over the ant mounds.

Step 10

Pour boiling water over the ant mounds.

11

Treat your yard with an insecticide to kill ants.

Step 11

Treat your yard with an insecticide to kill ants.

12

Treat the mound with camphor oil and ethyl alcohol.

Step 12

Treat the mound with camphor oil and ethyl alcohol.

13

Block their entry point.

Step 13

Block their entry point.

14

Store food in airtight containers.

Step 14

Store food in airtight containers.

15

Clean your kitchen

Step 15

Clean your kitchen

16

Create a "moat" around pet food bowls.

Step 16

Create a "moat" around pet food bowls.

17

Put coffee grounds, cinnamon, or baby powder near doors or windows.

Step 17

Put coffee grounds, cinnamon, or baby powder near doors or windows.

18

Squish the scouts to keep other ants out.

Step 18

Squish the scouts to keep other ants out.

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