Using Citrus to Battle Ants

How Citrus Impacts Ants The term citrus refers to several types of flowering plants from the Rutaceae family, typically originating in Southeast Asia, most commonly the tropical and subtropical regions.

How Citrus Impacts Ants The term citrus refers to several types of flowering plants from the Rutaceae family, typically originating in Southeast Asia, most commonly the tropical and subtropical regions. Most citrus fruits have terpenes in their rinds that give them a distinctive odor. While many people are aware of the culinary and medicinal uses of citrus they have yet to hear of its repellant properties. Many different species of ants are repelled by citrus, although it may take some experimenting to determine which type of citrus works best for the ants you have.

Using Citrus as an Ant Repellant There are many non-toxic alternatives to pesticides that should be used to get rid of ants before you resort to the use of harmful substances. The type of alternatives that you use will depend on part of the type of ant you have in your home.

Ants are clever in searching for ways to come into your homes, and will look for alternatives if one of their trails is blocked or otherwise unusable. Killing the ants you find in your home wont guarantee that other ants from the same colony, or even another colony, wont be back later. This is what makes citrus so effective. When you combine the spraying of citrus with boric acid you will have an almost sure fire way to eliminate ants from your home.

You can also fight ants using citrus air fresheners. Not only will they make your home smell great, but those citrus air fresheners which contain essential oils will also help to deter ants. You can also find organic pesticides in which the main effective ingredient is citrus.

The peel from many common citrus fruits destroys the waxy coating of the ants respiratory system, thus killing them. Of course you will want to clean up food items in your kitchen and other parts of your home in order to make your home less attractive to ants in the first place.
 

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