Insect Pests - Ants

Keeping ants out of the kitchen

• Clean up spills straightaway. Store opened food and drink in the fridge.
• If you find ants indoors, put a few drops of liquid insecticide (e.g. Nippon Ant Killer) on to a non-absorbent surface near the ant run.
• If you have small children or pets around, use an ant trap such as Bait Station. The worker ants take the sweet bait back to the nest and feed it to the colony, which is then destroyed within a few days.
• Discourage their return by blocking up the entrance holes and wiping down surfaces with peppermint oil.

[Good Housekeeping July 2013]