Ants
★★★★★
Neither chili powder nor borax powder stopped the trail of ants from coming inside. I thought sprinkling chili powder along their path was a winning remedy, but the ants simply went around the powder and marched on inside. I even saw a few ants walk right through the chili powder too. Wow!
What worked phenomenally well and almost immediately, was clove oil! I located the area just outside on the doorstep where ants were trailing in and added 5 drops of pure clove oil to the area. Then I added a drop of clove oil here and there along the kitchen countertop where a few remaining ants were lingering. Potent stuff. No sign of ants.
Am very glad not to have to use ant bait as I hate the thought of destroying an entire colony.
Ants
Baking Soda and Sugar
★★★★★
(America)
02/12/2026
Hi Rob, any suggestions for bed bugs? Someone I know lives in an apartment and discovered the horrible bugs! She has a baby so toxic sprays are out of the question.
(Kentucky)
02/12/2026
Wintergreen Alcohol use a spray bottle on the every part of the bed and letting it dry. Kill bedbugs immediately. Use at night when they are generally dynamic.
(America)
02/13/2026
Thank you! I will tell her to try it, she knows about diatomaceous earth and was too worried her baby would breathe it in. Thanks Rob!
(Cancun, Mexico)
02/13/2026
I would use Diamotaceous Earth. I would use it straight on the mattress, use a fresh sheet over it an hour or two later (cuz the moving ones will be dead, but it needs to stay there to hurt any eggs left behind). Use 2 sheets if worried about the powder, but the D.E. is dirt cheap and very effective! I throw it even near a bug and they run for their lives cuz it hurts'em bad. Bwahahaha.
Cayenne
★★★★★