How to get rid of ants most effectively

Nowadays, many people like to keep a few potted plants at home. First, they can refresh the air and improve the air quality at home. Second, they can cultivate sentiment and increase the fun of life. However, there is also a disadvantage to growing potted plants, which is that they will attract ants. The presence of ants will affect the survival of potted plants, and in severe cases it will even lead to the death of potted plants. It will also affect people’s quality of life. Therefore, it is necessary to eliminate ants. So, what is the most effective way to get rid of ants?

Methods for removing ants at home:

1. Gather some cornmeal.

Prepare some cornmeal; take some small corn kernels that are ready to be popped into popcorn, add some brown sugar (just to attract ants, so only a very small amount or even nothing is needed), put them into a blender and stir at high speed for about half a minute, until the corn is ground into cornmeal with brown sugar. Pile a few piles of cornmeal like this on paths or countertops where ants often appear, and you will find that the ants are gone after a few days.

2. Use ant bait.

There are many physical stores or online stores where you can buy ant baits, which are said to be able to completely eliminate the entire ant nest.

3. Boric acid + food that ants like.

You can buy medical boric acid at general pharmacies and mix it with various sweets to attract ants to eat. Boric acid has almost the same effect as ant bait, allowing ants to carry boric acid back to the ant nest along with sweet food in order to kill the queen ant.

The commonly used methods are:

Crush 2-3 hard candies and add 1.5 teaspoons of boric acid. Prepare a small jar and make a few holes in the lid that are big enough for 1-2 ants to pass through at the same time. Then fill the jar with powdered sugar spiked with boric acid.

You can also use other sweet foods with strong flavors, such as honey and jam.