Be it red or black, these methods show the ants the way out

New Delhi: As summer approaches, the fear of mosquitoes and flies along with ants also increases. Of course, they don’t spread diseases like flies and mosquitoes, but they do spoil food. Red ants are more dangerous than black ants. The bite causes severe itching and burning as well as slight swelling. Although there are many types of pesticides available in the market to drive them away, but if you want to kill them and drive them out of the house, then the solutions given here can prove helpful.

How to get rid of ants from home

Salt

Mixing a little salt in water while mopping will prevent ants from moving around.

turmeric and coriander

To drive away red or black ants from the house, mix turmeric and fenugreek in equal quantities and grind them to make a powder. Now sprinkle this powder in the corners of the house.

Garlic

The strong smell of garlic is very effective in driving away small insects. Be it a fly, mosquito or ant. For this, grind or crush the garlic and extract its juice and apply this juice on the ants-infested area.

Orange

Orange is a very useful fruit which is used in many ways. Using which you can also drive away ants. For this, extract orange juice and add some hot water to it. Spray it where the line of ants is visible. Apart from orange, you can also use tangerine and lemon.

vinegar

Take any apple or blackberry vinegar. Add equal amount of water to it, mix well and fill it in a spray bottle. Now spray it wherever you see ants.