Stop the ants from marching
It's definitely unnerving to see a line of ants marching across the kitchen floor. But you don't need to hire an expensive professional exterminator or spray toxic chemicals to banish nuisance ants from your home. Pesticides can harm your family's health as well as your pets'. Plus, they don't get to the root of the problem. Instead, try these tips for preventing ants from entering your home in the first place and banishing them once they get there. (Carpenter ants are a more serious problem, so make sure that those aren't what you're seeing inside.) Keep the ants from coming in Seal cracks or holes where outdoor ants are entering the house. This will require less than an hour of your time and an inexpensive tube of caulk. It's also a good idea to trim the branches of trees or shrubs that touch your home so that ants can't crawl in through windows and doors. Sprinkling cinnamon, cayenne pepper, or cloves where ants enter or gravitate to ca...