Summer is full of fun and sun and oh, of sugar ants too.

Generally, ants are part of the balance of nature specifically in cleaning around.

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What are sugar ants?

How to get rid of sugar ants

They thrive wherever it is humid.

Rumors have it that once they infest your home, it will be hard to get rid of them.

Why are sugar ants infesting my home and why should I get rid of them?

How to get rid of sugar ants

Aside from this, their presence inside the house attracts ant predators like spiders and centipedes.

How do I get rid of sugar ants permanently?

Since there are a lot of them, we will just summarize them all into four types.

What is sugar ant?

While coffee is a potent anti sugar ant substance, it stains.

Thus, alternatives for coffee would include bay leaves, pepper and even cucumber peels.

Leaving these around the spots where they could niche overpowers the sweet scent they are following.

Photo of sugar ants

Powdered home remedies

By powdered home remedies for sugar ants we do not mean chemicals.

First, you could always have the soap and water 50-50 solution which is a proven insect killer.

Second, you could also sprayvinegarin the ant trails or directly in their dirt hills.

Why are sugar ants infesting my home and why should I get rid of them?

The pungent and strong odor of the vinegar is also as potent as the soap and water solution.

For the vinegar intervention, you have to follow a 70-30 solution.

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Ants with coffee

Using cornstarch and borax to get rid of sugar ants

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Ant killer spray