How to kill ants outside your home?

Do you have those little black exoskeleton beasts crawling all over your patio furniture and dancing on your barbeque? Well, don’t sweat it the napalm won’t be necessary. Here’s how you can get rid of them using natural methods that won’t burn down your house.

The Biology of an Ant

Ants are fascinating creatures with complex societies and communication systems. But we aren’t here to admire their work ethic; we want them gone!

Anatomy Lesson

First, let’s talk about what makes ants unique. Their bodies contain three parts: head, thorax, and abdomen. They breathe through spiracles or holes in their exoskeleton.

Colony Life

Ants live in a hierarchical society led by a queen who is responsible for laying eggs essential for the survival of the colony. There may be hundreds or thousands of other worker ants whose jobs range from caring for young ants to protecting the colony from predators like birds.

Homemade Solutions

With that said, some ways exist to eliminate ant infestations without harming plants or pets.

Vinegar Solution

Make this effective solution at home by mixing one-part water with one-part vinegar into a spray bottle then liberally spraying around any areas where there’s frequent ant activity.

Chalk Lines

Believe it or not but chalk lines effectively keep ants away because they hate calcium carbonate inside chalk.
You can draw lines around windowsills and doorsills as well wipe floors with dry eraser boards containing calcium carbonates on which dried up dust acts as natural repellents against ants passively keeping them at bay.

Coffee Grounds Magic

It turns out that these “little buggers” can’t tolerate caffeine so sprinkle used coffee grounds outside your home (or indoors) near entry points works exceptionally well many-a-times distracting their smelling power helping warding off renewed, invasions.

Diatomaceous Earth (DE)

Although it may sound strange this one is the real deal. DE is made up of tiny fossilized remains of aquatic organisms that are razor sharp to cause irreparable damage to the exoskeletons thus killing them automatically.

One critical point though you need a food-grade product because some types contain harmful silica particles making it extremely dangerous for human lungs upon inhalation.

Store-Bought Solutions

No DIY around? Fret not here we have homemade mixtures first with these store-bought solutions:

Ant Traps and Baits

Ant baits like Gourmet Liquid Ant Bait keep working long after they’re put in place because ants feed on them then carry bits back to their nests eventually spreading among all colony members leading large-scale removal that can last months.

Consulting professionals and mastering ant behavior insights help set baited traps appropriately hence their comprehensive eradication during peak activity times

Top 6 Chemical Sprays

You’d be surprised how quick chemical sprays co-kill ants by targeting entire colonies causing almost immediate knock-out effects. However remember indoor usage prohibited. Here’s our list with one essential quality in mind: eco-friendliness

Brand	Active Ingredient/s	Effectiveness (%)	Budget Friendly?
Ortho Home Defense Insect Killer – Granules	Bifenthrin	85%	No
Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer	Imidacloprid, Beta-Cyfluthrin	75%	Yes
Spectracide Triazicide Insect Killer
Gamma-cyhalothrin
70%
Yes
TERRO T600 – Outdoor Liquid Ant Bait Stakes
Sulfluramid
95%
Yes
BioAdvanced Lawn & Garden Multiple-Insect Killer Granules
Zeta-Cypermethrin, Bifenthrin
90%
No
Harris Ant Killer (32oz spray)	Deltamethrin 1.0%, Cypermethrin 0.25%	75%	Yes
Raid Ant & Roach Killer spray	Tetramethrin, Sumithrin	88%	Economy-friendly

Keep safe from extreme sun to preserve potency effectiveness.

The Do’s and Don’ts

Before beginning application let’s review these crucial dos and don’t

Dos

• Do survey your whole lawn for infestation points.
• Do follow package instructions carefully as different products require various applications of fashion.
• Use gloves or other protective cover if handling insecticides during preparedness or application stages.

### Don’ts
– Don’t buy weak sprays: they are not only ineffective but will force you into an endless purchase cycle. So be wise in investing the first time around as efficacy > budget
– Never overlook usage guidelines like distance from plants seldom killing them etc.

## Final Thoughts

In conclusion, ants can be frustratingly difficult to control sometimes but with a combination of homemade remedies and store-bought products available alongside following implementation directions closely hopefully now at least some new tactics could materialize results.I mean seriously who knew coffee ground would actually work? No more stressing over weeks upon weeks-long ant invasions since close options to choose easing extermination headache even on upcoming seasonal changes ahead!