The only recipe for an all-natural ant killer you’ll ever need

The ultimate, easiest, all-natural ant killer

With warmer weather comes the annual ant invasion. I can’t stand having ants in the house, especially in the kitchen. I doubt you can stand it either. Those tiny, little black bugs running amok over the countertops and clean dishes. Finding ants in the sink, the dishwasher, and all over the floor. Gross. If you’ve got ants in the house, its time to learn how to get rid of them for good. I’m sharing the easiest recipe for the best homemade ant killer. Check out this post for a sure-fire way to banish fruit flies forever.

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The fastest way to get rid of ants

Back in the day, if I found ants in the house, I became ruthless. I’d take them all out with one swipe of a paper towel. How quickly I was reminded this does not work. There are always more ants where those ones came from.

Then everything changed.

I don’t like the idea of having ant poison in the house with two kids and a dog running around and getting into everything. I’ve tried child and pet-friendly ant traps but they just don’t work. Then my mom shared a recipe she found for an all-natural ant killer. I tried it, and it works. It really, really works. I’ve been using this recipe ever since and I’ve never had an ant invasion again. And the best news is, this natural ant killer is super simple to make and the solution to all your ant problems.

The recipe for an easy DIY homemade all-natural ant killer

You’ll need:

1/3 cup molasses
6 tablespoons sugar
6 tablespoons active dry yeast

Stir up this sticky concoction. Spread it on narrow strips of cardboard or in bottle caps and lids from your recycling bin. Set them out around high-traffic ant areas. While it won’t hurt a child or pet if they happen to get into them, it would be a very messy situation. You’ll want to set your ant killer out of arms reach of little ones. I set them in the corner of countertops, underneath the sink, under radiators, in a corner by exterior doors, and inside hall closets.

The molasses and sugar will attract the ants to eat it. The yeast will expand in their stomachs, taking them out. Sorry not sorry.

The very day after I first set out my homemade ant traps the number of the little buggers creeping around my house had drastically reduced. The day after that, I saw one or two straying around. Then that was it. No more ants. Within three days, I’d gotten rid of all the ants in my house.

How to get ants out of the house

The key is to NOT kill the ants once you’ve put out your poison. You want the ants to take their sweet treat back to their anthills to share with all their friends. After their feast, they’re toast.

Three weeks after setting my ant bait, I started to notice a few new ants hanging around. I noticed the poison in my traps had hardened and apparently become ineffective. So I replaced them with a fresh batch. Be sure to keep check in on your traps and make sure they stay fresh. Once again, the next day there were only one or two ants hanging around. The day after that there were none. I conquered the entire colony and my house was once again ant-free.