Not just that, some of the ant species like fire ants or harvester ants can even bite humans and cause a lot of pain to you and your loved ones. On the other hand, carpenter ants are infamous for damaging buildings and furniture. Along with this, the ants that are found in the household contaminate the food, and make food unhealthy for you to have.

All these things make it very important for you to get rid of these ants so that you can lead a healthy and happy life. Before going through some remedies to get rid of ants, Major Pest Control Sydney would like to inform you about the things that are very, for you, to know for preventing an ant infestation in the first place. Keep in mind the following recommendations by Major Pest Control Sydney to make your premise ant proof:

• Use floor cleaners for properly cleaning the surface as ants can even eat the very small leftover substances present on the floor.
• Regularly clean dishes as ants usually come near your sink for food. Their smelling sense is very good so they can smell food stuck on dirty dishes from very far.
• Throw garbage regularly and avoid piling up garbage because it serves as a perfect spot for them to get food.
• Keep sugar and sweet food items covered. There’s no doubt that sugar attracts them the most so keep them covered or inside the fridge.

All the above-mentioned things not only serve as a preventive measure but at the same time, also serves as a way to live a healthy life. Keep doing these things and you will avoid getting ants into your home. But if there is already an ant infestation in your home, then these things will be of no use as ants will find food one way or the other, as they are good at surviving. So to take care of ants you should call professionals like Major Pest Control Melbourne or Sydney but in any case, if you feel like you can handle the problem on your own, then you can use the below-mentioned methods or home remedies to get rid of ants:

1. Cornmeal: cornmeal can be easily available at any grocery store and serves as a very effective way of controlling the ant population. Ants eat cornmeal but they cannot digest it and as a result, they starve to death resulting in a decrease in the population of ants.
2. Borax trap: borax is a cleaning agent and antiseptic for humans but at the same time it is harmful to insects. You can mix borax with sugar and put it inside water, then mix it well. After this put it inside a tumbler, put a lid over it, and poke some holes in it for entry of ants. Ants will take the bait and get killed.
3. Boiling water: if you discover an anthill in your backyard and want to get rid of ants badly, then you can simply get some boiling water and pour it over the anthill. But you should know one thing that if there are plants nearby, you must avoid this method as boiling water can also kill the roots of small plants.
4. Vinegar: ants hate the smell of vinegar and run away when they come in contact with vinegar. As resultants don’t come back to that place where they come in contact with vinegar. You can put vinegar at every place where there’s a chance of getting ant infestation. Also, the vinegar destroys the scent trail left behind by ants.
5. Baby powder: another method of getting rid of ants is putting baby powder along the corner of walls and floor. This is an unconventional and a less known method of ant repelling.
6. Cinnamon: just like vinegar, common also disrupts the scent trail left behind by ants. Simply place cinnamon powder in suspected places where ants are spotted very often or where ants can go. Ants just try to avoid cinnamon just like we avoid getting dirty.
7. Herbs: herbs like mint or basil are the best natural repellents for ants. So you should grow some of these herbs in your backyard or pots and place them near the places where there are ants present.
8. Citrus fruits: place grounded, or dried citrus fruit peels in your garden, pots, or floor as ants don’t like the fragrance of citrus fruits. Or another thing you can do is spray lemon juice in different places as it will disrupt ant's smelling sense and they will become misdirected all the time and as a result, leave your home.

These methods can be helpful when the infestation is at its early stages but with the passage of time of the infestation gets high then these remedies might not be useful. When infestation is at its peak, in that situation you cannot handle it on your own and to get the best ant’s pest control in Sydney, call Major Pest Control Sydney for help. All the workers at Major Pest Control Sydney are professionally trained to handle situations like these and we do our best in making your premise ant-free. So whenever in need, you can trust Major Pest Control Sydney for taking care of this situation. We have the best techniques and methods for effective ant pest control in Sydney.