Home Defence Ant Stop! Bait Station

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Line the outside of your doors and window frames with kitchen spices such as salt, curry powder, pepper and cinnamon which act as deterrents. AntClear™ Ant Control Bait Station destroys ants and their nests by being lured into the bait station thinking the gel is food.

You can learn more about how we ensure our content is accurate and current by reading our editorial policy.It can be used to control problems with ants, cockroaches, earwigs, woodlice and other crawling insects. Alternatively, use a few drops of peppermint essential oil on a cotton wool pad and wipe the areas of your home where ants tend to appear,' says Tim Warren, DIY Expert, Adkwik. Blocking up entry points is also a fundamental step when it comes to how to get rid of mice - head to our guide for preventative measures to keep mice away. This is especially effective at removing scent trails that ants use to remember where they have found food.

Although not so commonly found in the home, one of the main problems with a carpenter ant invasion is they can be quite hard to get rid of. Robert Dyas Holdings Limited T/A Robert Dyas is an appointed representative of Product Partnerships Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 626349).Some ants are attracted by sugar and may come into your home if there's an easily available food source. Leaving food out or not clearing up crumbs in the kitchen is an open invitation to ants, or you might just have too many tasty treats in your cupboards!

CP directly onto the routes ants take in the home and also the entrance and exit points – this ensures maximum contact and spread among the colony. Missed payments may affect your ability to use Clearpay in the future and your details may be passed onto a debt collection agency working on Clearpay's behalf. While this is very easy to use and delivers fast results, the downside is that sprays have no effect on the ants that aren’t directly treated. Combine spray glass cleaner with liquid detergent or dish soap to deter ants from coming into your home. It’s also capable of getting rid of other crawling insects such as earwigs, woodlice and silverfish.It offered effective ant control and is what I’d recommend if you’re experiencing a similar infestation to what I had. The powder and puffer package is effective against ants, woodlice, cockroaches, earwigs and other crawly interlopers, and the 300g pack gives a sizable 15m² of coverage both inside and outside the home and garden. Boric acid is a type of poison that can kill certain types of worker ants and their queen within 3 weeks of exposure, according to an older 2003 animal study.

The secure, child-resistant cap is a welcome sight, but it’s worth bearing in mind that – like most ant-killer solutions – the Zero In Ant Killer Powder is incredibly toxic to aquatic life, so it’s essential to use it away from garden ponds. You may decide that certain products are more suitable for use indoors or out – for example, bait traps are a lot less messy than spreading powder through the home. Ant killers should be handled directly as little as possible – they routinely contain chemicals that, while not always particularly harmful to people and pets, can cause allergies and irritation. These Home Defence traps are pretty handy because they provide an ant-eradicating solution that you can a) tuck away out of sight, and b) put down and forget about. There are highly effective ant powders that can be used both inside and outside the house and – once the entrance is located – deployed into the nest itself to kill off every ant inside.This chemical-free treatment doesn’t actually kill ants – instead, it uses microscopic nematodes to repel the most common varieties of UK ants, including the flying type.