And keep all food in airtight containers.
Carpet cleaner to keep ants oway.
Dirty clothing can carry food particles.
Keeping dirty clothing off the floor will prevent food from being dropped there.
Don t forget to clean.
Keep your yard in check.
You ll also have to be vigilant about cleaning up crumbs from your home.
Move your piles of compost and wood away from your home.
Anything sour and bitter may keep the ants away but any sugar is ants best friend.
You will need to keep your garbage cans clean and gardens cleared of debris.
How to keep ants away from your basement or attic.
If you want to keep ants away from your home garden and shed then you should keep your bushes trimmed.
So ensure you do not keep anything sweet that may attract the ants in some way or the other.
Pick up fallen wood and pull tree stumps to avoid attracting carpenter ant nests.
Don t grow ant attracting flowers like peonies clematis lilies or vegetables artichokes near your home s foundations.
Ants apparently don t like the smell of lemon juice so they will keep away.
Ants are mother nature s garbage disposals.
Keep in mind that ants are attracted to sweet and starchy things like sugar honey and cornmeal.
Keep clothing clean and off the floor.
Immediately hanging up or putting away clean laundry will also prevent clutter from building up.
Keep shrubs trimmed and rake leaves away from your foundation walls so they don t have a shady spot to nest.