An Australian TikTok user has gone viral after sharing the moment he discovered thousands of ants in his kitchen pantry. In a video that has been viewed nearly 100,000 times on TikTok account @doanro94, the man explains that he'd gotten rid of the nest the night before using Ant-Rid, an ant-killing product commonly found in supermarkets.
In the video, only a few ants are seen gathering around a coating of Antlid on the surface of the pantry, leading the viewer to assume that the ants are “gone.” But they were wrong: As the video's creator panned the camera, he could see thousands of ants crawling up the wall of the upper shelf.
“They just went to the top-end penthouse,” he joked.
People reacting to the video were quick to share their shock at the man's discovery in the video's comments section.
“I was shocked when I saw the Penthouse,” one person wrote. “I have ant problems too, but not to this extent.” “I didn't realize there were this many,” said another.
“Time to move out,” a third commented. “I'm shocked you said that!” another commenter wrote.
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Does Ant-Rid really work?
It's important to note that Ant-Rid only works after the “worker ants” carry the bait back to the nest, pass it on to the next ant, and destroy the “queen” and the nest. The bait instructions state that “ant activity may increase initially,” but that activity will ease once the bait arrives at the nest.
But Warren Bailey, director of ABC Pest Control, said: Yahoo Lifestyle Ant-Rid doesn't always work as intended, especially when you're dealing with large colonies like in the video.
“There's a massive infestation behind that wall,” Bailey explained. “You're best off calling a pest control company because we have other products that the average person doesn't have access to. Antrid doesn't work as well on a massive infestation. That's what happens when you buy from the supermarket. You get what you pay for.”
That being said, many commenters shared their own at-home ant control suggestions that have worked better than supermarket baits in the past, and one popular suggestion was to use cinnamon powder.
Home Remedies for Ant Infestations
“Cinnamon!” one of the others suggested. “If you sprinkle it everywhere, the ant pheromones get all mixed up, they get confused and run away. The first car I got in had an ant infestation. I tried every method, including ant extermination. A few months later, I tried cinnamon, and the ants ran away, never to come back.”
Other suggestions included vinegar, bay leaves, coffee and wiping shelves with peppermint oil. One commenter also recommended Amdro granular ant killer for Western Australians, which is said to be effective against certain ant species found in Perth and across the state.
“Mix equal parts borax and sugar, add enough water to make a paste, soak a cotton ball in it and leave it where the ants are,” another person told me. “The ants will take it back to their nest, eat it and kill the whole nest.”
“You need to clean out your entire cupboard and put in orange cleaner and put everything into the proper containers and packaging,” another viewer commented.
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The video's creator then posted a follow-up video demonstrating his efforts by spraying the ant nest with fresh lemon juice. He later commented on the original video, “Lemon and bay leaves! It works! No chemicals involved.”
Of course, if you are experiencing a similar pest infestation and home remedies have not worked, it is best to contact a pest control professional.
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