In the spring-summer period, many residents of apartment buildings face the advent of unpleasant "neighbors" - ants. Insects very quickly multiply and indoors they can organize a whole anthill. They will settle in plinths, between clicks of floors, most often organize their "house" in the bathroom or in the kitchen. An unpleasant neighborhood can cause significant damage to the room, and even harm human health.
What are the ants in the apartment?
There is an opinion that such insects cannot harm the person. But it's not at all. The emergence of ants in the apartment is very dangerous. Especially for families where little children and pets live. Harm that can bring insects:
- sick bite (ants are strongly stuffed, a small swelling trail of red color remains at the site of the bite);
- course of household appliances (if insects have equipped their home in a household appliance, then this can cause a closure and a device may break);
- ants carryers of hazardous infections (diphtheria, dysentery, typhoid, salmonellosis);
- damage from natural materials (most often they suffer from leather products);
- ants contribute to the appearance of mold fungus;
- many insects can spoil furniture (they make moves in wooden structures, can be lit like laminate);
- if the pet bit the infectious ant, the cat or a dog can get sick on Chumka;
- the ant bite can cause an allergic reaction.
Do not eat the product for which the ant climbed to avoid the infectious disease.
How to bring ants to people?
Apply chemistry or dangerous poisonous substances to bring ants - not the best option. Since they are harmful not only for ants, both for humans. The poison is recommended to apply if you can leave the apartment for 3 days so that all the pairs are weathered. But if there is no secret to spend the night, then you should resort to folk remedies that are no less effective from purchased aerosols and insect gels. The main task is to detect the nest of ants. Watch the insects where they carry food.
- 1 Method - Coffee Mushroom. Coffee is poisoning for insects, we recommend mixing thick with honey or sugar, put the mixture at night near the ants nest.
- 2 way - water in the bank. Pour water with sugar into a liter can. Sweet smell will attract ants, and they will drown in water. Such traps can be placed in all places where you have seen insects.
- 3 Method - Boric Acid. This method is the most effective if there are a lot of ants in your house. Boric acid (1 tsp) mix with honey (1 tsp) and add a couple of water drops. The resulting mixture is decomposed on "paths" ants. A week later, you completely get rid of unpleasant "neighbors";
- 4 Method - minced meat with boric acid. 100 g mincedah mix from 1 tsp. Acids twist small balls and decompose in different places;
- 5 Method - Dry yeast. Prepare a sweet syrup (100 g of water and 1 tsp. sugar), add 1 tbsp. Dry yeast. Pour the mixture in a shallow saucer and arrange ants on the "tracks".
- 6 Method - Drug Chamomile. Chamomile sprinkle everywhere where you saw ants;
- 7 way - garlic. If you do not scare the smell of garlic, you can use the old "grandfather" way. Clean the product and cloves of garlic put under the plinths and directly on the nest of ants;
- 8 Method - Food Soda. Sprinkle the nest of ants of food soda.
Before applying any way, in the apartment it is necessary to conduct general cleaning .
Effective chemistry to get rid of ants
If you decide to struggle with ants radically and apply purchased tools to get rid of insects, then the most effective are:
- gel "Raptor";
- dichlofos;
- frontline spray (sold in a veterinary pharmacy is recommended for fighting fleas and ticks, but also with ants, he will also cope excellently);
- pencil to combat ants.
Do not forget about the safety rules with chemicals. Work in gloves and mask.
To avoid the repeat of the appearance of pests insect, keep cleanliness in the apartment. Regularly take the garbage, do not accumulate dirty dishes, and also do not leave the residues of food.