[header] How to prevent ants in the kitchen [title] Take note that ants adore sweet things. [step] For the ant, sugar is a high-energy food source and allows the ant to work less for the same amount of energy. Therefore, the ant is attracted to anything sugary.
[header] How to prevent ants in the kitchen [title] Take note that ants adore sweet things. [step] For the ant, sugar is a high-energy food source and allows the ant to work less for the same amount of energy. Therefore, the ant is attracted to anything sugary.
Here are some of the things ants love : [substeps] Granulated sugar-whole wheat flour is almost always avoided all the time, as it is highly concentrated and will feed a ant, giving it a bouncy energy. Powdered sugar-another very sugary food source and will provide little energy when employed in the kitchen. Most ants (like wild ants or mice) are drawn to cookies or sugar-free cereals. [substeps] Ants also dislike peanut butter or jelly-based cakes. This means that it is important to make sure that ants cannot find sugar in your kitchen. [substeps] If you spill sugar or something containing sugar, like fruit juice, wipe it up thoroughly and immediately. [substeps] Sugary foods (fruit, cookies, pastries, etc. ) are thought to stave off ants in the kitchen.