Almost everyone knows that insect ants are hardworking, live in large families and are organized. Each member of the family has its own specific role. In other words, they do not do anything, but each performs its own function. In short, ants are social creatures. When ants appear in a private home, family members begin to treat them in a completely different way. Yes, this is understandable, since such a neighborhood is completely useless. These insects spoil food, move on various, sometimes suspicious surfaces, which can lead to infection of a person with various infectious ailments. Therefore, you immediately need to think about how to get rid of these insects.
How do ants appear in the garden and in the garden?
In search of places with the most suitable living conditions, insects explore the surrounding area. The main thing for them is great opportunities for food extraction and soft cultivated soil. Their diet consists of aphids, caterpillars, butterflies, spiders, insect carcasses (protein source). Ants love honey, berry and fruit juice, seeds.
Soapy water
You can take out the aliens and destroy their paths with the help of liquid soap. It is necessary to mix it with water and spray on insects, as well as the places where they move. This will allow not only to exterminate those individuals that entered the house, but also to knock the rest out of the way. When moving, the ant is guided by the smells that are left by its congeners.
Soap interrupts these tracks and new colonists will not find their way into the house. It will be very effective to water the nest of ants with such a mixture - soap, no worse than chemical poisons, will cope with the destruction of pests. The only difficulty here is to find a dwelling, which may be several tens of meters from the known paths.
How are ants useful for plants and what harm do they do?
There is more than just harm from ants in the garden. Their benefits are as follows:
- due to the fact that insects make their underground tunnels at a considerable depth underground (up to 0.5 meters), making it looser, precipitation, air and rotted organic matter enrich the soil better;
- these insects destroy other crop pests - slugs, caterpillars, various larvae;
- ants enrich the soil with their secretions, increasing the phosphorus content in it by 10 times and potassium by 2 times;
- these insects are the main distributors of useful plants: celandine, goose onions, thyme, veronica, wintergreen, etc.
Yet the harm done by ants is much greater than the benefits of them:
- Spread of aphids. These small pests destroy literally everything they get to. Young shoots and already matured plants suffer from gluttonous creatures. Ants feed on honeydew - aphid milk. That is why they are so careful about their little nurses, contributing to their rapid reproduction.
- Destruction of roots, fruits, flower buds. Insects are attracted to plantings with a high sugar content: pumpkin, carrots, berries, fruit trees, peonies, roses. Small pests that have settled on trees are able to turn their trunk into dust.During their excavation work, they dig tunnels too close to the roots of plants, which leads the plantings to inhibition of growth or complete death.
- Distribution of weed seeds throughout the suburban or garden plot.
- Increasing the level of soil acidity. Too acidic soil is not the best option for growing a rich harvest in the beds.
Types of ants that can live in the house
Not all types of ants appear in human dwellings, but only some of them:
- Pharaoh ants... Adults grow up to 2 mm in length, while the uterus is up to 6 mm long. These ants are light brown or yellow in color. They are afraid of cold weather, therefore, with their onset, they move to a person's home.
- Thief ants... They are frequent guests of country or private houses. Insects are small in size and have a brownish-red hue.
- Sod ants... They are characterized by very small size and have a black or dark red body color. They prefer to settle in the kitchen in various thin crevices or cracks, which are typical for old wooden structures.
- Black huge ants, which are carriers of pathogenic microbes. They are found both in sugar bowls and in trash cans, as well as in garbage cans, where the remnants of products thrown out by humans rot.
With the appearance of ants in the dwelling, you should immediately take all measures to expel or destroy them, even if single specimens are seen, since sooner or later the entire colony will appear if you do not fight them.
How to kill ants on the land?
There are many methods by which it is possible to get rid of these uninvited guests once and for all. It is most convenient to poison them with a ready-made poison. In the absence of the opportunity or desire to use an insecticide from a store, such a remedy can be prepared independently from improvised ingredients. You can also poison ants using special traps.
The most effective ready-to-use insect control products
Insecticidal preparations are very diverse: Muravyin, Grom-2, FAS, DR. KLAUS, Great Warrior, etc. They are available in the form of powder, liquid, gel, tablets, granules. These remedies act differently on pets and humans; in any case, reasonable precautions must be taken when treating beds, trees or paths with them. Insecticides act according to the general principle: they affect the nervous system of the pest, leading to its immobilization and death.
You should not get too carried away with these funds, since they can cause serious damage to the crop growing in the beds. Having decided to treat trees, beds, paths and other places of accumulation of pests with an insecticide, you need to carefully study the instructions for use. The table provides an overview of the most effective off-the-shelf insecticides for ant control:
| Insecticide name | Release form | Active substance | Hazard Class |
| Ant-eater | Liquid, powder | Diazinon | 3 |
| Muracid | Powder, water emulsion | ||
| Thunder-2 | Micro granules | ||
| Expel | Powder | Chlorpyrifos | |
| Delicia | 4 | ||
| FAS-Double | Powder | Zeta-cypermethrin, es-fenvalerate | 3 |
| Muravyin | Diazonin | ||
| FAS | Gel | Diazinon, cypermethrin | |
| Absolute | Chlorpyrifos | 4 | |
| Clean house | |||
| a great warrior | Chlorpyrifos, diazinon | ||
| DR. KLAUS | Ejector-concentrate, spray, granules | Lambda Cyhalothrin | |
| Spray can | Cypermethrin, tetramethrin, piperonyl butoxide |
The best folk methods and recipes for poisoning
In the fight against garden ants, not only Muravyin, Absolute, Thunder-2 and other ready-made insecticides are effective. Improvised means will help to exterminate pests. You can get rid of ants with boric acid, kerosene, yeast, ammonia, etc. Ants are afraid of ash and lime. These components will make an effective weapon against insects.
Information on the most effective folk remedies for ant control is presented in the table:
Starch
The principle of action of this substance is approximately the same as that of semolina. Only now no one will eat it just like that. But do not despair - you just need to pour starch near the place of accumulation of insects, and put a container with a bait in the center - a spoonful of honey, jam, syrup.
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Then he will surely stick to the paws of all individuals making their way to the treat. Cleaning it off, the ant will swallow a sufficient amount, and take the remains to the colony, thus poisoning its fellow tribesmen.
How can you scare away insects, how to drive them away?
It is not at all necessary to poison red pests. Country ants can simply be driven from the site. This is done by different methods: with the help of plants with an unpleasant smell for insects, settling down to the country pests of fellows from the forest, moving their nests away from the garden, timely cleaning the infield of the products that the ants feed on.
What plants do ants dislike and fear?
If you do not want to use chemicals like Ant, Anteater and Great Warrior, you can remove pests from the garden with the help of plants, the smell of which they cannot stand. These include:
- tomatoes;
- garlic;
- tansy;
- marigold;
- celandine;
- odorous herbs: parsley, anise, bay leaf, tobacco, valerian, mint, mustard.
Many experienced gardeners prefer to fight pests by rubbing garlic on tree trunks, tying them with tomato tops or garlic arrows. You can also plant tobacco, mint and parsley in different places of the personal plot, and lay tomato lashes on the paths.
"Moving" to the site of the forest anthill
An unusual method of getting rid of uninvited guests is to move their forest cousins to the pests. Disputes will inevitably arise between them, and garden insects will die after a while in battles with rivals from the forest, and the surviving individuals will leave the battlefield. As for forest ants, which are not adapted for living in the personal plot, they will return to their natural conditions of existence.
The complexity of this method lies in the fact that it is necessary not only to find an anthill in the forest, but also to deliver it to the garden or to the dacha intact. It is better to transport it with a large, sturdy bag and a shovel. You need to act as carefully as possible, since ants can bite. You should not go after the anthill in sleeveless clothes and shorts. The number of forest insects should significantly exceed the number of garden insects. They place their nest in the immediate vicinity of the dwelling of the latter.
Removing an anthill from the garden
Relocating insects is another humane way to get rid of them. In the evening, when all the inhabitants of the anthill are assembled, you need to quickly dig it up and place it in a strong large bag or a spacious bucket. After that, you need to take it as far away from the personal plot, and on your return fill the rest of the nest with boiling water. The main difficulty of this method is that it is necessary to dig up the anthill together with the queen ant, which is always located in the very depths of the nest.
Timely cleaning of the personal plot
This is not the most effective pest control method. It is best used for preventive purposes. To prevent ants from choosing a personal plot, you should:
- timely release it from weeds and dead plantings;
- fight aphids on plants;
- do not throw apple and pear stubs, seeds of sweet fruits, stalks of berries on the ground;
- harvest on time;
- clean up padanes regularly.
The most famous insecticides
Insects can be quickly removed from the house, only when a nest is found
- in the form of aerosols
- pencil
- gel
- powder (dusts)
- emulsions
- pastes
- traps
Aerosols are the most convenient to use.But they are only effective when sprayed onto the nest. Otherwise, they will do more harm than good. When buying a spray, you should familiarize yourself with its composition.
- tetramethrin
- piperonyl butoxide
- cypermethrin
Pencils, dusts are economical. But they need to be used for several months.
Gels work well in the kitchen and act as bait. Insects do not die immediately and manage to bring poison to the colony. The drugs of this form have a significant plus - there is no need to look for a pest home.
But it takes a long time to remove the entire colony (at least 1 month).
- permethrin
- diazinon
- deltamethrin
- cypermethrin
- with poisoned bait; This type is the most effective and safest.
- Velcro
- with electric discharge; The last 2 species kill only worker ants.
Homemade trap
- Combat SuperAttack
- Thunder
- Absolute
- Raptor
- Reid
- destructive force
- Thunder-2
Emulsions, pastes are effective only for preventive purposes.
- Global
- Expel
- Clean house
- Get
- Muracid
- Beating
- Raid
- Vesta-555
- Regent
- Mashenka
- Dohlox
- Storm
What can not be used to kill insects at their summer cottage?
To fight these insects, you cannot set fire to their nests, because the fire can quickly spread throughout the backyard, spreading to buildings. It is also forbidden to pour flammable liquids onto the anthill. Together with the destruction of insects, this method will lead to damage to the soil and plantings. The same goes for household chemicals. Whiteness and other aggressive compounds must not be used.
Only the use of proven and safe for soil and plants means will help, without damage to the economy, cope with the colonies of ants that attacked the backyard.
Soda
Another proven remedy is baking soda. The acid inside the ant reacts with the soda and the explosive effect is ensured. It is especially useful when you know where the nest is and can be accessed. Then you just need to dilute soda with water in the ratio two tablespoons of baking soda for one and a half liters of hot water and water the nest. The method is quick and effective, but it is still quite difficult to implement in an apartment.
It is more convenient to use a mixture of baking soda and powdered sugar, which will attract the attention of the insect and make you eat the bait. You need to mix the ingredients 1: 1, add a little water to make the mixture sticky, roll up balls and place them in places where parasites accumulate. Detachments of red miners will take the find to the nest and the job is done.
Is it possible to get rid of ants forever and what to do to keep them from returning?
It will be possible to get rid of these pests forever if you follow simple rules later. Ants are cunning and tenacious insects that can live in any conditions that can provide them with at least some food. To deprive them of this opportunity and forever forget about their existence, you must:
- timely release the personal plot from weeds and dead plants;
- fight aphids;
- do not throw stubs, seeds from cherries, plums, watermelons, melons, stalks of berries on the ground;
- immediately after lunch in the fresh air, remove bread crumbs and food debris that have fallen on the ground;
- harvest on time;
- clean up padanes regularly;
- plant in the garden plants with a smell repelling pests (marigolds, parsley, mint, mustard, tobacco, garlic, tomatoes);
- dig up the soil on time and thoroughly, adding ash to it;
- coat tree trunks with lime.
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Reasons for the appearance of ants in the house
When ants appear in the house, this fact confuses the owners. The question immediately arises of what attracted these insects and how they entered the dwelling. Ants in the house may be interested in:
- Warmth in the house.Ants, like all other insects, prefer to live in warm conditions, in a human home it is always warm and comfortable.
- Unsanitary conditions in the house. In addition to heat, insects need food. If the owners do not monitor the cleanliness of the house and do not take out the garbage from the house in a timely manner, then insects will always find a source of food for themselves.
- Ants can appear in the house along with seedlings or houseplants. In addition, they can be in the very ground for planting indoor plants.
- They can get into the house from the next house, where they began to fight with them.
- When a person buys fruits or vegetables at the market, he does not check them for insects, but in vain.
Interesting to know! To find comfortable living conditions for themselves, ants are able to travel long distances. And to begin with, they send scouts who are exploring new territories. If the conditions suit them, then they return to the colony and give a signal, after which the entire colony moves to a new place of residence.
Black and red peppers
For the sensitive sense of smell of ants, hot peppers will also be unpleasant. It should be used the same way as cinnamon, but it is important to be careful - unlike cinnamon, pets may not like pepper. If there are small children in the house, then you should not scatter it in those places where they can get - in this case, it is better to use other methods.
Here are a few more foods whose smells will also not like ants and will make them look for other places for their nests:
- mint;
- citrus essential oils;
- Bay leaf;
- garlic;
- turmeric;
- cloves;
- lavender;
- sagebrush.
The methods of application are possible different. You can mix the essential oil with water and ethyl alcohol and spray the room with this mixture. Dry substances must be scattered around the perimeter of the room, creating a fragrant barrier through which the ants cannot pass (the width of the protective strip must be at least 6 mm and it must not be interrupted anywhere). Cloves, sprigs of dried mint or wormwood can be placed in places where insects are concentrated.
