Recently a customer called looking for Rue plants. He had heard that they were a natural ant repellent and his home was beginning to get swarmed for the spring. When I came in this morning, coffee in hand, ready to get my eyes opened and start the day — I sat down to a gathering force of ants with a mission to conquer my desk. (I believe this is the ONLY downfall to sitting directly in front of two windows…the view is great but it comes with a price!) Remembering what the customer had mentioned, I quickly gathered some sprigs of Rue and Mint (I heard Mint thwarted stinkbugs, so I figure, hey? Why not?) After shredding the herbs and sprinkling them close to where the ants came marching out of the windowsills on either side, I sat back and watched. Within an hour, the ants had stopped their stream into the office and across my desk! Rue and Mint turned out to be effective AND they smelled terrific all afternoon long!
Do tell, that is awesome! I have also heard mint repels mice in the walls….of course, how do you get the mint into the walls?? hmmmmmm ?
That’s a great question! It may take a little searching to find any holes or places where they are getting in and out of the walls, but I bet you could stuff the hole with mint or use mint oil around their entrances to see if that works!
ok i just moved into a new house, and there are millions (!) of ants living on the property! I am going to try the RUE approach….lol!