Brilio.net - Ants often appear in the house uninvited. According to theconversation.com, there are more than tens of thousands of species of ants in the world. Ants are usually attracted to the house to make nests or look for food. They tend to like sweet foods such as sugar, cakes, and fruits. There are various ways to prevent the arrival of ants, such as cleaning the house regularly, especially the kitchen, sprinkling spices in the corners, or using chemical sprays.
However, sometimes ants can still enter the house. Sweeping alone is often not enough because the ants can come back. Don't worry, there is an easy way to use kitchen ingredients to repel ants. This trick was shared by a netizen named Yunita, who said that after using this trick, the ants did not come back. The method is very simple and the ingredients needed are easy to find at an affordable price.
"Mom, don't get emotional if there are ants in the house... I'll tell you how," he said, quoted by BrilioFood from TikTok @yunita_ys on Wednesday (23/10).
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The trick is to use cornstarch . You can sprinkle enough cornstarch on the floor or table where the ants are visiting. No need for a lot, so that it is not complicated to clean it later. After investigating, ants are afraid of cooking ingredients made from corn like cornstarch.
photo: TikTok/@yunita_ys
Well, just leave the cornstarch around the ants until the ants are gone. Usually, the ants will disappear on their own in just about three minutes. Reported from pestweek.com, cornstarch is believed to be effective in killing ants.
Because, cornstarch can form a thick layer in the stomach of ants when this flour is eaten. So, if sprinkled on an ant colony, it could be that the ants will immediately leave because they are afraid or die from consuming this flour. So, from now on, you don't need to be upset anymore if there are ants coming to your house, right?