How-To: Get Rid Of Ants For Good

When summer rolls around, it's quite a given that a colony of ants may visit the home, too. As much as we love sweet-smelling blooms, fresh fruit, and sunny days, we don't want pests invading our home. To help you keep them away forever, we found a homemade solution that doesn't involve expensive and harmful chemical sprays. Check it out below: 

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What you need:

• 1 teaspoon of Borax 
• 10 tablespoons of any flavored jam or marmalade
• A container lid (or more, depending on the severity of the ant invasion)
• A disposable mixing bowl
• A disposable spoon 

How-to:

• In the disposable bowl, combine the Borax and the jam. (If you need a bigger batch of the mixture, this can be extended up to 20 tablespoons of jelly and 1 cup of Borax.) 
• Mix it using the disposable spoon until smooth. 
• Scoop the jelly mixture into the container lids (bottlecaps work, too!) and place them in nooks where there are a lot of ants—behind table legs, at the end of the kitchen counter or corners of your pantry.  

RL Tip: Keep away from pets and kids as it can be poisonous when ingested! 

PHOTOS and SOURCES: @the.sidedoor via Instagram and crafterhours (Main) | Instructables (How to Get Rid of Ants or How to Kill an Ant Invasion) and mommymilestones via YouTube.