If you have ever turned on the kitchen light at three in the morning and seeing a ants procession invade your tiles without restraint, then you know it: these small creatures do not know privacy. And no, moving is not the solution. Good news? There are no expensive chemical products, just a little ingenuity in the kitchen.
Instead of resorting to aggressive spray labeled “Do not use near the respiratory tract”, you can ants Leave elegantly with a duo that almost everyone has in the pantry: sugar and baking soda. One attracts them, the other destroys them. It could be said that it is a kind of natural Bonnie & Clyde against ants.
A recipe that really works
Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon of sodium bicarbonate
- 1 tablespoon of white sugar
Mix both ingredients in a glass or cup. Mix well until a uniform mixture is obtained, like the one obtained by preparing a good cappuccino: there is no room for lumps. Sugar acts as bait, while the baking soda acts as a silent sabotage, ensuring that things do not end well, at least for ants.
Where to use this miraculous mixture for ants?
Spread it in the points where you noticed the presence of ants:
- along the walls and edges,
- in the corners of the rooms,
- to the entrances (window sills, doors, cracks),
- Near the garden plants, where ants often visit aphids for veterinary care.
Ants will come for sugar. But since they cannot distinguish between “Mmm, something sweet” and “Oh, sodium bicarbonate”, they will bring the mixture into the nest, where the baking soda will do what it can do better: to interrupt the biological balance. And without chapping, smoke or unpleasant odors.
Why does it really work on ants?
Ants are ingenious but naive creatures. Sugar is a signal for them: “We are making a picnic here!” Sodium bicarbonate, however, triggers a chemical reaction in their body that do not like. When they eat it, their stomach is simply convinced – let’s say – that it is time to leave the colony. It is not an immediate “boom”, but a silent and effective strategy that affects the entire anthill.
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This method not only works, but also works in a sustainable way. Since they transport the mixture to the nest, the entire colony is damaged and not only the unfortunate individuals who are in the wrong place at the time.
What frequency should you use it?
It is recommended to renew the mixture every few days or until you notice that the population of ants has significantly decreased (or has completely disappeared). Although the method does not require a degree course in chemistry, it requires a little patience, but it will be worth it.
Why is this method ideal for every home?
- Natural and safe: No toxin, no smell, no protective device.
- Suitable for houses with children or animals: Because life is already quite chaotic without poisoning.
- Convenient: 2 tablespoons, 2 cents and the end of the colony.
- Discreet: no traps, no adhesive tape, no aesthetic from an industrial apocalypse behind the corners.
Concluding with a teaspoon of sugar (and a pinch of irony)
If you prefer bees to ants, use sugar. lemonade. But if year after year the annoying ants continue to convince you that your home is their Airbnb, then it’s time to take the situation in hand with a remedy that works and is almost ridiculously simple.
Share this trick with anyone who has enough to the anthills under the table and want to have breakfast in peace, without six pairs of curious tentacles that follow every bite.
