Keeping the parade of ants out of your home | Tips

<p><span class="s6">We aren’t the only ones who get more active in warmer weather</span><span class="s6">,</span> <span class="s6">so it’s no surprise when t</span><span class="s6">he ants</span> <span class="s6">go</span> <span class="s6">marching one-by-</span><span class="s6">one</span> <span class= "s6">across</span> <span class="s6">your</span> <span class= "s6">kitchen</span> <span class="s6">countertop.</span> <span class="s6">Y</span><span class="s6">ou grab the ant spray, give them a blast or two and wind up throwing</span> <span class= "s6">away</span> <span class="s6">food and cleaning</span> <span class="s6">up</span> <span class="s6">a toxic, smelly mess of insect spray.</span> <span class="s6">If that sounds familiar</span><span class="s6">,</span><span class="s6">there’s good news because t</span><span class="s6">here are</span> <span class="s6">safer</span> <span class="s6">methods</span> <span class="s6">that you'll love</span> <span class= "s6">using</span> <span class="s6">to get rid of these pests</span><span class="s6">.</span> <span class="s6">Mix up a little</span> <span class="s6">soapy water in a spray bottle</span> <span class="s6">and spritz it along their trail</span><span class= "s6">.</span> <span class="s6">To keep them out of your pet’s food, s</span><span class="s6">et</span> <span class="s6">their food</span> <span class="s6">dish in a pie-pan of soapy water.</span> <span class="s6">And i</span><span class="s6">nstead of poison powders and toxic sprays,</span> <span class= "s6">try</span> <span class="s6">chili powder</span> <span class= "s6">to create an insect barrier</span><span class="s6">. Inside or out, it's safe, inexpensive</span> <span class="s6">and</span> <span class="s6">non-toxic. This summer, wage a safe</span><span class="s6">,</span> <span class="s6">non-toxic war on</span> <span class="s6">the</span> <span class="s6">ants with weapons that blast them and not you.</span></p>