Get into every crack and crevice

 Ants appear in a variety of sizes and shapes and everyone who suffers the ant menace have to deal with them. Ants could be really disturbing and infuriating if they rule your home. These bugs seem to be able to get into every crack and crevice.

Ants can be a real menace and people have tried out varied tricks to clear them from their homes.

Ants love to live on food and this is a known fact. They come inside because it is the best place to find food. The first thing you should do when you find out you have ants is do a good cleaning to get rid of any food or food residue. Anything which the ants love feeding on is like inviting them in your home.

Firstly, make sure to clean up the home of ants.|

Ants usually come in through a cracks or openings. Try your best to find where they are coming in at and close it up. Caulking is the most effective way of shutting the crevices or wall cracks, thereby preventing entry of the ants. It is important to identify the other areas of entry so that you can make necessary arrangements so as to prevent them from entering the home.

After you have done your part to make your home less inviting, you can do a few more things to get rid of ants let in your home and any others who may somehow find their way inside.

Ants do not love all household items. They can not stand baby powder, so if you sprinkle some wherever you have seen them it should make them take leave. The second best thing to do is sprinkle some vinegar on the floor and you could see them vanish in no time. You can also sprinkle cinnamon, black pepper and bay leaves around to keep them out.

One can achieve riddance from ants by using daily household kitchen items.

As a defense measure, you could adopt simple household kitchen items like bay leaves, cinnamon powder, filling the wall holes or cracks with cement etc for keeping the ants at bay and making your home ant free.