Sunday, April 29, 2007

Natural Solution to Our Ant Problem

It's a lazy Sunday afternoon here...everyone is napping now before some of our well loved friends arrive for a visit. But I thought I'd take a moment to post that our ants are gone! I received so many wonderful tips and ideas as to how get rid of them - thanks! Let me tell you what I ended up doing...it was so simple!

There are a lot of things, it seems, that ants just don't like, and citrus is one of them! So I just sprayed a cloth with some Orange Glow (it's a wood cleaner that contains natural orange oil...you can find it at Wal-mart) and wiped down all the cabinets and countertops. It's funny, the next day I saw a few ants congregating in one spot that I missed (a corner of the crown moulding) - but they wouldn't go anywhere near where I had cleaned with the Orange Glo. So I hit that area (it kills on contact) and now they are nowhere to be found. It smells so nice, plus it cleans really well...so I was able to get rid of the ants, add a nice clean glow to our cabinets, and deodorize the kitchen in one fell swoop! Sure beats using Raid!

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Posted by Kim @ Twice Remembered at 3:39 PM  

Categories: cottage, solutions

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the info. I have always loved that orange fragance. You bet I shall be using that more.

5:53 PM
Stacey said...

Thanks for the tip--I've been using vinegar and it seems to work. But I don't love that scent, so this'll be even greater! ~Stacey

6:58 PM
Rosemary said...

Wow, I didn't know about the Orange Glo. I am going to try that.
Thanks,
Rosemary

2:35 PM
Anonymous said...

Thanks, I needed that tip. I just got some ants in my kitchen out of nowhere! Can't figure out where they're comming from. I'm going to try this.

Manuela

5:35 PM
Kim @ Twice Remembered said...

I hope it works for you all as it did for me:)

12:00 AM
Shabbee Chick said...

I'm having the same problem-I'm going to try that! Thanks!

8:15 AM
Harbor Hon said...

My friend in Louisiana says thanks for this tip. She has such a problem with ants every year and this is the perfect solution. xxoo

11:15 PM

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