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Vinegar: Wipe down your countertops, cupboards and any other places where you've spotted ants with a 50-50 mixture of white vinegar and water. Repeat throughout the day to maintain the efficacy.
Why This Works: Two reasons, really: ants hate the smell of vinegar, and it removes the scent trails that they use to get around
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Excellent! Thanks for that info....I've been trying to discourage our ants by keeping the sides super super clean but they just don't go away! I'll be trying this tonight.....
Posted by: Rachel | May 21, 2008 at 04:12 PM