How to deal with ants in an apartment

Seeing an ant in the apartment, its owner immediately begins to panic. Sometimes an insect enters the room by accident. If there are more and more of them, then a completely natural question arises of how to get rid of ants in an apartment quickly and forever? Today there are many means for this, it is only important to choose the most suitable one.

Reasons for the appearance of ants in the apartment

If ants are in the apartment, then the fault lies entirely with the person. The main reason is non-compliance with sanitary conditions.

The reasons why insects can choose a room are as follows:

• Residents constantly leave dishes with food on the table without covering it.
• A large amount of rubbish in the bucket, as well as if it is not covered with a lid.
• Leftover food on the table due to poor cleaning of the table.
• Unwashed dishes.
• They move from neighboring apartments when they are bullied.

It cannot be argued that ants appear solely due to poor sanitary conditions. The apartment may be perfectly clean, but there is always a vase of sweets or cookies on the table. It's no secret that ants are very fond of sweets.

Ant species

In Russia, there are several types of ants that can settle in an apartment:

• The most common are Pharaoh's (domestic) red ants. They can be distinguished by their yellow or red color. They are small in size, only 3 mm. This species of ants was brought to Russia from the warm countries of Asia, which explains why it is difficult for them to survive on the street. It doesn't matter what floor the apartment is on, they will climb into any one. During the breeding season, red ants develop wings.
• Domestic yellow ants are thieves - do not bother residents of apartments located above the third floor.
• Black garden ants are rare in the apartment, mostly by accident. The greenhouse will be an ideal habitat for them.
• Red ant (forest) - its size reaches 14 mm, also rarely found in apartments. The color of the insect is red or brown.
• Carpenter ants - have an impressive size (15-20 mm), are dangerous pests.
• White "ants" - termites are more common in Sochi, Vladivostok.

Methods for dealing with indoor ants

First, it is important to identify the cause of the appearance of insects in the apartment. Everyone knows that they love sweet and protein foods, so it is necessary to exclude access to food. The stages of termite control are as follows:

• First you need to find a nest or a place where it can be located. To do this, you can track the route of the ants. One of these can be a skirting board if it does not fit snugly against the wall. This is where processing is required.
• Poisoned baits are laid out along the identified route, it is worth completely excluding access to water. It will be difficult for them without it, especially after poisonous food.
• Determine from which cracks the ants enter the apartment and cover them with sealant.However, this will not completely eliminate the problem, sometimes you cannot do without a pencil from cockroaches.
• You just need to circle the very cracks with them and the ants will no longer be able to enter the room.
• Keep the apartment clean and not leave food particles that can later become a bait for uninvited guests.

So, if there are domestic ants in the apartment, how to get rid of them using traditional and folk methods?

Traditional

There are various remedies to help you get rid of house ants in your apartment. You can buy them at any hardware store. Among the traditional means are the following.

Borax - helps to destroy ants, its effect is very similar to boric acid. It is often used to make industrial baits. To get poison from the ants that have appeared in the apartment, you will need to mix borax and sugar (equal shares are taken), water is added to the finished mixture. Coat the cardboard with the ready-made composition and put it next to the pest habitat. Gradually, the "treat" gets into the nest and infects the queen as well.

Crayons - insect repellent was developed in China, you can find them on sale today, but they are much more poisonous than the Russian counterpart. Poisonous compounds in a pencil make up a negligible percentage of the total composition. For humans or animals, this dose is not dangerous. The pencil (almost 90%) is based on plaster or chalk.

Velcro and electric traps - there are devices that imply the presence of an adhesive base, to which the ants stick. Such stickies are more suitable for prevention, or are installed when the number of ants is insignificant. It is enough to plug the electric trap into the network, such devices do not consume a lot of energy. As soon as the ant falls into the trap, it immediately receives an electric shock.

Repellers - ultrasonic and magnetic resonance repellents help to remove ants. There are also combination and ionic devices. All of them have a negative effect on the nervous system of ants.

Important! In practice, devices based on ultrasound and electromagnetic radiation are ineffective for getting rid of ants!

Sprays (aerosols) - such products must be sprayed on insects or in the place where the nest is located. Having received poisoning, the pests die within 1-2 days.

Important! It is not always possible to get rid of ants on their own. In this case, it is better to resort to the help of a disinfector!

Folk

There are many products that are completely safe for humans, but deadly for insects. Sometimes, folk methods of getting rid of pests are much more effective than many modern means.

The following remedies will help you get rid of ants forever:

• Soda - there is almost every housewife. It turns out that you can use it not only for baking, but also for fighting ants. And all because in the body of insects there is a special acid that reacts upon contact with soda. Insects are killed immediately. You should not use the product in its pure form; it can be mixed with sugar and water.
• Ammonium - ants do not tolerate ammonia, despite the fact that this remedy will not kill them, but it will discourage them from returning to their apartment for a long time.Salmon (100 ml) is mixed with 1 liter of water, the resulting composition is sprayed on those places where ants are most often seen.
• Salt is another effective ant-fighting product found in every home. To obtain the required solution, you need to combine water and salt in equal amounts. Treat all places where insects appear with the composition. To enhance the effect, hot pepper is added, which is also taken in the same proportion with salt.
• Soap is a simple tool that will help those who are wondering how to get rid of ginger ants in an apartment. Not only liquid soap is perfect, but also solid one. For more effect, you can add a couple of drops of essential oils to the soap solution. Coniferous scents are ideal. Solid soap can be used in places where pests appear most often.
• Boric acid - There are many ant recipes that use this substance. You will need a clean bowl, in which 4 tablespoons are mixed. honey or sugar syrup, 1 tbsp. yeast and 1 serving of boric acid. Lubricate all places where ants are seen with the resulting composition.

How to ensure that ants are eliminated forever

To get rid of ants permanently and prevent them from returning, you need to follow simple rules:

• Products must be packed in containers or bags.
• After cooking and eating food, you should wash the dishes immediately.
• Periodically process the shelves where the dishes are stored, as well as the countertop with vinegar.
• You should also store cereals in bags or special jars.
• You can put dried chamomile on the shelves to prevent ants from getting caught up in your clothes.
• Take out the trash as often as possible.

Why are ants in an apartment dangerous?

Everyone knows that in nature ants are beneficial, but their appearance in an apartment can be dangerous. If the problem is not eliminated in a timely manner, insects will gradually settle into all rooms and even closets.

In addition to discomfort, insects can bring various infectious diseases into the apartment. Microorganisms and pathogenic bacteria can be found on their small paws.

Ants bite painfully, although this does not apply to domestic species, but if the insect was brought in from the street, then sometimes a strong bite causes anaphylactic shock.

Insects can bring big problems to people prone to allergies, since their waste products are strong allergens.

Insects, of course, cause a lot of trouble and excitement when they appear in the apartment. Nevertheless, there are many ways to independently forget about annoying neighbors once and for all.

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