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Hi, this is Yolanda Vanveen, and in this segment I'm going to talk about how to repel black
ants. Now, ants are everywhere, and I have a theory that all bugs have a purpose, so
I try not to use any chemicals at all in my house or in my garden if I have a choice.
There's always organic options that work a lot better. So, if you've got black ants in
your house you've got to figure out where they're coming from, because whatever you
spray on them or whatever chemical you're using it's not going to work over the long
run if they have a hole to get into the house. So, they always run in a pattern, so they
always follow the leader. So, the ants go marching in at one point of the house so you
follow that point and use anything to block it; whether it's Elmer's glue, or putting
some more wood around the edge of your frame of your doorways so that the door closes straight
to the door. Anything that you can do to stop those ants from coming in the house works
really well. A lot of people swear by spices. So, ants don't like a lot of heavy spices.
So, this is a garlic and pepper mix, and so if you've got ants on your patio or ants on
your deck just spray it down or just mix it with water, or I just sprinkle it over the
area and ants will not cover salt, pepper, curry powder, or garlic, and you'll find if
you look in your cupboard so many different options. Cinnamon; a lot of times ants won't
cross the cinnamon line, and I'll sprinkle it right onto the bugs and a lot of times
they won't come near the house. Curry works really well, and a lot of times any type of
a paprika, too or curry. And you can even make a spray too with using lemon or lime,
and you just soak it in some water and put it in a spray bottle, and if you see ants
you just spray em' down with the the citrus, and a lot of times it'll kill em' or at least
repel em' from that area. And also, an easy trick too is just make a spray with some oil
and water and spray down the ants, and that way they'll suffocate cause' they can't breathe
in the oil. Then you'll get rid of em' from that area. You've got to stop the ants from
coming in where they're at, and just stop the entryway and you'll stop the ants.