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Help!  Have an ant infestation  they are everywhere any one no how to get rid?Help! Have an ant infestation  they are everywhere any one no how to get rid? Edit - I don’t mind them if they were to stay in the garden but they are coming in my house in the hundreds (extremely exaggerated) my poor dogs carnt lie on the floor with out being covered in them and I actually watched one walk off with a crisp! Tried hot water and salt ‍♀️ just want them gone  

Answer 1

Don’t put poison down they have anty bodies.  

Answer 2

I got some ant traps from a little DIY shop, worked a treat  

Answer 3

We had one last year and tried everything to get rid! We had to get pest control in who found a massive nest. Not had them back since .  

Answer 4

Boiling water if outdoors

Answer 5

Find the nest and burn it.  

Answer 6

No need to burn or boil them. they are good for your garden naturally turning the soil over. Try talcum powder if it's really bothering they will just up and move along.  

Answer 7

Gets the ants bait stations that will work get at least 2

Answer 8

Ground Cinnamon

Answer 9

Ant traps have worked for me Also, I think it might help if you keep that area damp and watered. Not sure if I'm right, but I think ants prefer a dry area to make their nests.  

Answer 10

Place cinnamon down youl soon see less if any afterwards .  

Answer 11

I do a mixture of baking soda and icing sugarland sprinkle where they walk and hills works amazing

Answer 12

Did you know ants taste of lemon?  

Answer 13

If they are inside it's because they're looking for a water I have had to get up every morning some days and wipe them off the counter tops and traps work nothing else I found

Answer 14

I read if you wipe down with white vinegar it helps. my mum was getting them in her kitchen, tried this and they're gone. xx

Answer 15

Ignore got soon

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@obala378 ?  

Answer 16

I get them from time to time inside the house. They came through the cracks between the skirting boards and floor. I used caulk to fill in the gaps. I put ant powder under the carpet. Had them in the kitchen 2 years back. Found they were getting inside because of a gap between the door frame and the foot path slabs. They were everywhere. Again I got caulk and filled in it. If their outside than I havent really a clue. I tend to put any powder along the house on the front but baby powder along the back as I have both a rabbit and a cat x

Answer 17

Are they everywhere, or in 1 area and finding food there.  

Answer 18

Ant bait stations. Places like b&M Very effective kills off the whole nest.  

Answer 19

I put a few sweets next to their nest. didn't have to walk as far for food then.  

Answer 20

I use ant bait traps, you can get them in most supermarkets, and I put ant powder all round the outside of the house, I had them coming in the hole where the sky cable comes into the house a few yrs ago and covered the gap in ant powder and never had them in again (touch wood), they freak me out  

Answer 21

Avon . skin so soft. i had them a few weeks ago they don't like the smell .  

Answer 22

I use boiled sweets, placed outside.  

Answer 23

Firstly outside your door use 2 buckets of boiling hot bleach water (more of you have a bigger space) once dried ant powder round the base of house esp where your door is. Even on window frames. Good luck

Answer 24

Avon skin so soft put it round your outside doors ants hate it I take it on holiday every year with me

Answer 25

They dont like lemon.  

Answer 26

I had ants coming in when I moved into a new build. I used insect spray and sprayed round the whole house outside. Never had them since .  

Answer 27

White sugar, they will carry back to nest & will poison them I had problem years ago never had one again.  

Answer 28

I had ants 3yrs running. tryed everythink. Ant powder viniger. Insect spray pluss many more. Then my olderly neighbour told me to use talcom powder. I did + havent had ants in the home since.  

Answer 29

I use food grade Diatomaceous Earth powder. I place it around the doors where they come in and they eat it and also take it back to their nests. It attacks the exoskeleton of the ants, therefore killing them. As it's food grade, it won't harm your pets either, in fact, it's often used as a flea treatment for dogs and cats.  

Answer 30

Cut some lemons and put the area will help . Ants are very clean animals but they don't like smiling parfums, bleach, etc.  

Answer 31

A thick line of washing up liquid in a complete circle around the exit/entrance of their nest, they can’t get past it without getting stuck in it, or put where they are coming into the house but, it must be a circle joined without gaps.