June 22nd, 2007 by kswanson56

A safe and completely organic way to keep ants from crawling around on your cabinets is to wipe down the surface with a mixture of vinegar and water. As far as your nose is concerned, the tart scent will quickly fade, but to ant it will remain strong, and they’ll stay away.

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#1 bob on 06.26.07 at 1:43 pm

I tried this method and the little brown ants that were coming in marched right over it.
It’s not stopping them so am looking for something else.

#2 Jill on 07.01.07 at 2:29 pm

I also tried this with little black ants and no result.

#3 Administrator on 07.03.07 at 8:49 am

Oh well, so much for that tip!

Here are some products that definitely work:

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/diatomaceous.html

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/insectkiller1.html

I’ve used the orange guard on my own countertops, and it did a good job of repelling ants.

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