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The application of crushed bay, cloves or mint; diluted apple vinegar, dish detergent, garlic, lemon, peppermint oil, plain vinegar, salt, sesame seed oil, tabasco sauce, or white vinegar; powdered baking soda, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chalk, chili pepper, cinnamon; or spent coffee grounds is a home remedy for killing ants. The treatment offers non-toxic control, which is something that borax laundry detergent cannot guarantee in children- and pet-inhabited households. Ants resist the above-mentioned scents, which remain on their bodies long enough to offend their colony mates and co-foragers.

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  • Clean the affected areas. Wash counter tops, cabinets and floors. This will get rid of small crumbs that you may not have noticed. And it will get rid of the smell of any remnants of food.

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    Put together a solution made from equal amounts of water and white vinegar. Wipe the affected areas. The smell of vinegar will repel the ants and eliminate the scent of their trails.

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    Sprinkle a little baby powder along window frames and cracks and crevices where ants may be entering your home. Baby powder is another natural repellant that will help keep ants away.

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    Put bay leaves in boxes, drawers and cabinets. Ants can't stand the strong scents of these leaves. This will help keep them out of areas where ants like to hide.

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    Scatter used coffee grounds just outside of your house. This is another scent that ants don't like to be around. You can put the used coffee grounds around the parameter of your home and near the area leading to your door way.

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I have ants in my house, boiling water is not the solution. Any ideas?

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you can drown them in water or poison them

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maybe some pesticide spray

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