How to Permanently Get Rid of Ants in Your Home

Australian homes are all too familiar with ants. Ants are critical players in maintaining the ecosystem in your garden. However, you have to agree that it can be a pain when they terrorise your home’s insides.

Thankfully, there are a few DIY tips and tricks that you can try out for ant control in your Perth home.

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DIY Tips for Ant Control in Homes

Ants are probably the most common pests that homeowners struggle with. How to get rid of them? These DIY tips can help alleviate your home of ants.

Keep Food Properly Stored

The most natural precaution against ants is to keep food and leftover sugary treats properly stored in sealed containers. Free you home from crumbs and food stacks to remove any possible food source for ants.

Address the Problem at the Source

One way to get rid of ants the natural way is to find their home and attack at the source.

  1. Locate the ant nest that may be in crevices in your home or garden and use a spade to create a hole,
  2. Pour boiling water into the hole you dug and repeat until no more ants are surfacing from the nest.

Keep in mind to wear protective clothing to prevent pesky ant bites.

Homemade Ant Trap

Finding their nest isn’t always an easy task. You can create a simple concoction that the ants can carry to their nest.

  1. Mix a tablespoon of peanut butter with two tablespoons of Borax and sugar, and add a teaspoon of water,
  2. Place a small portion near active ants,
  3. The ants will ingest the bait and bring it back to their nest, killing the colony.
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How to Permanently Get Rid of Ants

The effectiveness of these DIY tips often varies depending on the type of ants that plague your home. More often, natural extermination and precautions are short-term band-aid solutions.

If you want a more long-term and permanent solution to your pesky ant problems, you can hire a professional ant control service like Rockypest to regularly treat your home. Engaging a professional exterminator is the best way to protect your home from ant and other insect infestations.

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Robert Luckens

Robert is the founder of Rockypest Pty Ltd, formed at the end of 2013. Still trading as Rockingham Pest Control and Luckens Pest Control. Robert has been in the Pest Control Industry since 1988, prior to this he was in the fumigation industry for 3 years so with over 30 years experience you can be rest assured that you will receive the best possible service at all times.

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