Ant Problem?...Use cinnamon

  Whenever it rains, we always get ants, especially in the kitchen. They were coming in through the window.

here are some tricks that i have figured out on how to get rid of ants and keep them away.

- if they are coming in through the window like ours were replace your screen (or tape over the holes, a little ghetto but it works). Ours were coming in through the bottom of the window frame. So i caulked. Lesson learned. Always check, especially in an older home, that your frames are flush with the wall and it not replace, repair, or the cheaper route caulk it. if you do a good job, then your wont even notice.

- if they are coming through the exterior doors, kill them first (duh) and then to keep them away use cinnamon. yep you read that right. ants travel along the scent trail that they leave and when you sprinkle cinnamon they lose their trail and can't stand the smell! I rubbed down my baseboards and my hardwood floors with it then i vacuumed it us. remember it's all about the smell not the actually grains. On a good note, your house smells great! You can use other fragrant spices as well. (clove, garlic, etc but none smells as good as cinnamon)

We are going on 2 days now with no ant problem. Terminix couldn't even get rid of these pesky insects!

I am going to try to post helpful hints that i figure out along the way. if you have any let me know :)

maggie