When we bought our new house, we quickly realized that we had a pretty major ant infestation. Luckily, they are just small black ants and not big fire ants or anything, but they are still very pesky. We inherited a very neglected yard, and the over grown grass (and spots of no grass) needed to be cleared.
We tried a lot of methods to get rid of ants. Some worked, some did not. Today we have rounded up for you the three best ways to get rid of ants!
Ways to get rid of ants
Here are 3 products that we have tried and had success with getting rid of our ants:
Powder – The first thing that Sean tried to get rid of the ants was a powder based ant poison – Over N Out. The powder claims that it kills ants within 15 minutes. We did not see immediate results from it like we thought that we would. However, we do feel like it helped to knock down the population a little bit. However, there were still a ton of ants.
Spray – The next product that we have been using is an ant and roach spray. We got this so that we could spray it directly on anthills or spots where we see lots of them. It is supposed to kill on contact and is extremely effective when you have a visible ant hill. The problem is that you can’t really spray the entire yard but it is great for concentrated areas.
Traps – The final and most long term ant removal product that we used were ant traps. These traps have a poison that worker ants get on their legs by entering the trap and then take back to the hill to infest the whole swarm. It’s pretty sick to see all of the ants crawling all over it, but I think that means that they are working! The traps say they take about 2 weeks to effectively poison the population, and we are one week in and so far so good.
While we are not yet ant free, we feel much better having them in check. Of course, finally getting the lawn mowed and keeping it up will also be a huge help. I hope that if you are struggling with how to get rid of an ant infestation, these products will help!
This was not a sponsored post. We bought the products based on recommendations and put them to use ourselves and just wanted to share!
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Carrie
Tuesday 19th of July 2016
Our house has an ant problem too. We have kids, so I looked into natural solutions to get rid of ants. You can make solutions with peppermint and tea tree oil and spray the area. I found that Honest Company's bathroom cleaner has the same essential oils and is safer to use with kids around, so I spray that one. I also use Dr. Bronner's Peppermint soap diluted with water as a spray to rid ants as well. I'm just putting it out there since I don't like spraying poison near where the baby crawls and walks.
Morgan
Tuesday 19th of July 2016
Thanks so much! I love this idea especially as a more long term solution. We don't have kids but were worried about keeping the pets away from the poison. I'm off to research essential oils now! :) Thanks for reading.