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| − | + | While the lid's off the honey for dining or cooking purposes, you don't want the ants to discover a sweet treat and start spoiling things. One way to ruin a picnic is to find drowned ants in your condiments. Learn the correct way to store honey so that you won't ever have to worry about ants again. | |
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#Trim back any shrubs or plants around your house. Ants will hang out in bushes or shaded areas. If there are any shrubs that brush up against your house, take some hedge trimmers and chop off any branches that reach out towards your home. While poking around, you may also find the ants' nest that you can then get rid of as well.<ref name="rf9">http://www.familyhandyman.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-ants#16</ref> | #Trim back any shrubs or plants around your house. Ants will hang out in bushes or shaded areas. If there are any shrubs that brush up against your house, take some hedge trimmers and chop off any branches that reach out towards your home. While poking around, you may also find the ants' nest that you can then get rid of as well.<ref name="rf9">http://www.familyhandyman.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-ants#16</ref> | ||
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== Tips == | == Tips == | ||
