Clove oil is really good at getting rid of ants and so is BiCarb sprinkled around.Also Eucalyptus oil too.

If you see ants, wipe them up with a solution of 50-50 vinegar and water, or straight vinegar. White vinegar kills ants and also repels them. If you have an ant problem, try using diluted vinegar to clean hard surfaces, including floors and countertops, throughout your home.

Essential Oils (including Peppermint, Tee Tree, Lemon and Orange) are great for keeping ants away. Place a few drops on a cotton ball and wipe around entry points. You can also leave an oil-infused cotton ball in cabinets and other areas as needed. Repeat every few days until the ants are gone.

They are also attracted to some soaps. They kept going into the laundry of a friend of ours but they didn’t know why. After a couple of weeks they discovered they were going to soap that the owner, a tradesman was using to get glue and oil of his hands with. They were getting inside via a tiny little hole between the metal window frame and one of the bricks it was fitted to.

If you can find their entry point, a chalk line across it is supposed to stop them. Also, a mix of icing sugar and bi carb soda is meant to fe good too. The icing sugar draws them in and the bicarbonate kills them

Is it talcum powder? or is that for mice???

i think that we have to be careful of what we use when we have children or pets around

there are some good tips here off other mums

I used a mixture of peppermint oil, white vinegar & water and it stops the ants in their tracks. And no smell of chemicals either.

have you got rid of them at all

I’ve seen a lot of good tips about using eucalyptus oil when mopping to help detract lots of different bugs

I don’t know of any natural things

We put eucalyptus oil on a cotton wool swab and wipe it across their paths or around areas they are attracted to, perhaps the kitchen bin. We found they didn’t cross that.

baby powder works well with me as well

Baby powder works here

Yep we use talcum powder works for us

Talcum powder.ants dont like to cross it.camphor is also good

Try apple cider vinegar, it’s great for getting rid of things.

we get ants and although it is not a natural choice we put down the ant traps and use ant rid

I also have a ant problem especially in the hot weather I have tried so many flysprays yuck and I am sick of spending money on chemical sprays I will also give the peppermint oil a try many thanks