When temperatures rise, ants increase their activity and begin to become invasive, especially in spaces where there is food that they can take away little by little.
Although there are many chemical solutions on the market to combat them, there are also natural remedies that are successful in driving ants away from inhabited spaces. It goes without saying that the first natural remedy to consider is order and good hygiene and cleaning of kitchen surfaces, because, by not finding food, crumbs or leftover food within reach, the ants choose other spaces with more opportunities for looting.
Dry their anthill with rice
That said, once they have slipped discreetly through the crack in the door or window, these insects can be eliminated in an absolutely natural way using rice and also baking soda.
This is because rice is an ingredient that, among other attributes, has great moisture absorption power. If it is placed within reach of the ants so that they can carry it to their nest, the starch contained in the rice will dry out the atmosphere of their galleries.
This drought will in turn cause the death of the fungi that ensure the environmental functioning of the anthill, and will therefore cause the death of the colony that has settled at the foot of our kitchen.
Baking soda: a repellent
In addition to this solution, there is another natural remedy that will avoid filling the whole kitchen with insecticide: baking soda, which acts by itself as a repellent.
In addition, this product, if ingested, is toxic and harmful to ants and especially to their digestive system, causing their death. Just sprinkle baking soda on the places where the ants pass (no need to put tons of it, a little bit barely visible to the naked eye is enough) for the ants to disappear in two or three days.
The combination of the two solutions can also be considered: mix baking soda and rice to add the effect of the two products and put an end once and for all to this annoying presence in the kitchen of the house.
other remedies
Beyond these two ingredients, there are also other homemade tricks to fight against these well-organized soldiers: coffee beans, cinnamon, pepper and spices whose smell repels ants.