Getting Rid Of Ants

I hate ants but after watching the movie Ant Bully with my kids I have mixed views on destroying ants.After seeing all their hard work and what friendly creatures they seem to be I do not want to add to the bad impression they have of us humans as being evil exterminators with no regard for their survival.I now instead try to focus on making sure my home does not seem like a wonderful place for them to set up home.Prevention is better than cure and I definitely dont want to be one of those people who by mistake get made smaller and end up living in an ant colony.

PREVENTION:
As with all pests, the best prevention is home maintenance. Keeping crumbs of food off the floor is always a good habit to get into, but this will not guarantee to keep ants out of your home. Make a regular check around your home looking for ant trails going into your home. Regular checks around the home and a few landscaping recommendations will keep you home pest free.

If however you still have ants and have no misgiving about destroying them then a trick of the trade is boric acid.(I hope they cant read because I will probably still be in trouble for suggesting this) When thinly mixed with water and sprayed on the ground, not on plants, on the ground around your home, will help eliminate ant populations. Boric Acid is safe and mixing it thinly in a water solution make for ease spraying. The acid dissolves the waxy film on the ants exo-skeleton and the ant dehydrates. Don't spray on your siding as it leaves a whitish residue, but up on the foundation works OK.

If you find the large black ants, these are bad for your home. They are carpenter ants. If you find these... call your local pest control guy. The money is well worth it.
Sugar ants,the red ones... call the Pest Control guy... they have very large colonies and can spread multiple colonies throughout your home.

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