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Ants Ruining Your Garden? These 5 Kitchen Items Will Drive Them Away!
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News18•24-09-2026, 10:35
Ants Ruining Your Garden? These 5 Kitchen Items Will Drive Them Away!
- •Ants don't directly eat plants but cause indirect damage by protecting harmful insects and digging tunnels in soil.
- •Horticulture expert Mo Alam explains that ant tunnels prevent air and water from reaching plant roots, weakening them.
- •Natural remedies like neem oil, turmeric, cinnamon, vinegar, and lemon/mint are effective in repelling ants.
- •A spray solution of neem oil and liquid dish soap keeps ants and other soil insects away from plants.
- •Turmeric powder applied to soil or mixed with water repels ants and protects plants from harmful fungi.
Key Questions Answered
Ants are typically drawn to plants when small insects like aphids or mealybugs secrete sweet sap, or when pot soil is excessively wet or has fallen sweet substances. This attracts them to build nests.
Mix five to six drops of neem oil and two drops of liquid dish soap into one liter of clean water, shake well, and spray it on plant leaves and soil. The bitter taste and strong odor effectively repel ants and other soil-dwelling insects.
Horticulture expert Mo Alam notes that ants protect harmful insects from predatory birds to keep collecting sweet honeydew. Furthermore, they dig deep tunnels in pot soil that block air and water from reaching roots, eventually drying and killing the plant.
