How to defeat ants with spices: not every summer resident knows about it

25.05.2023 20:11

When fighting ants, you should not immediately rush to resort to poisons: this method should only be used in the most difficult cases.

Toxins can be dangerous not only for insects, but also for the summer resident himself.

Therefore, you can try interesting and unusual tricks. For example, not everyone knows that some spices can repel insects.

How to use spices correctly

Some simply recommend treating the places where ants gather with special seasonings. It is also necessary to remember about treating the soil that the insects use for movement.

Not all spices can be used for this purpose. Landscape designer and agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", advises using cinnamon, any kind of pepper, turmeric and granulated garlic.

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By the way, garlic can simply be chopped with a knife, dried and used as intended.

There is an interesting method for eliminating ants associated with cinnamon. You will need to dilute a couple of small spoons of cinnamon in a liter of water and cook it on the stove over low heat for seven minutes. Then the remedy is infused for three hours.

Then we begin to cultivate the soil near the anthill and the perimeter of the area.

Marina Michalap Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor