OPENING your doors and windows to let the warm breeze in is a sure sign that summer is almost here.
However, the higher temperatures can also bring into your .
The months are foraging time for ants, with colonies leaving their nests in search of .
And since these insects love anything sweet, even the smallest of spills in your kitchen can attract them.
While wiping up your countertops and storing leftovers properly is essential, there’s an extra you can take.
According to the experts at Gardening Etc, baby powder is an effective tool in a fight against ant infestation.
“The distinctive trails left behind by ants result from the tiny creatures’ pheromones,”; they explained.
“With the pheromones laid down along the trail, other ants can easily find their way through scent from the colony to the food source inside your home.”;
By sprinkling baby powder along this trail or at entrance points, you will most likely deter them from continuing inside.
This is simply because they don’t like the feel of the powder and would prefer to avoid it.
While baby powder will not actually kill ants, it will help prevent them from entering your home.
The experts also recommend reapplying the powder regularly, especially if the area gets wet.
According to the experts, chalk can help to magnify the ant-fighting effort.
The dust that forms when you pull chalk across a surface increases the physical barrier that confuses the ants.
After locating the entry points that ants have been using to enter your home, draw small chalk lines across the floors or walls in those areas.
Then add a sprinkle of baby powder for good measure, diminishing the scent of the pheromones left in your home.
You can pick up a bottle of baby powder for just £1.40 from .
A from your garden, and you probably have it in your kitchen cupboard.
And a 49p step can help to all summer long.
You can also with this handy hack.
And for a fraction of the price of a B&Q version.
Plus, the you’re making that could be attracting rodents to your garden shed.
