Ants in the home · 5 min
What attracts ants to a home?
Food is only part of the answer. Water, shelter, weather and an easy route inside can matter just as much.
Practical guidance
Ants around the home
Identify first, understand the colony, then choose the least disruptive effective response.
Practical control · 5 min
Ants in your car: remove the reason they return
A calm sequence for deciding whether ants are visiting from the parking spot or nesting in the vehicle—and cleaning safely.
Evidence check · 5 min
What scents do ants avoid—and what can scent not do?
Mint, cinnamon and citrus compounds can deter some ants in some tests. That is not the same as eliminating a household colony.
Practical field guide · 2 min
Ants in the home
Identify the ant, trace the resource and choose the least disruptive effective response before reaching for a spray.