Get rid of ants on your countertop with your Rowenta steam iron

No matter how much you try, those little critters will rear their heads looking for any morsel to eat. Because of it being a food prep area, you need to be careful about what you use to rid yourself of those little vermin. So try this little green trick to get rid of existing ants. It may seem cruel, but it gets the job done with out all the toxic chemicals being wiped into small seams in your countertops.

1) Heat your steam iron to maximum heat and steam output.

2) hover your steam iron over the ants while pushing the steam button.

3) Follow the trail of where the ants are coming from with the flow of steam from your iron.

4) Use enough steam to build up enough water to easily wipe ants off countertop without mashing them into the cloth are against the surface.

5) Allow the water from the steam to build up around the entry point to where the ants become visible

Ants drink water, but they can't swim. The surface tension of water is too tuff for them to fight against it, so they avoid it Find a natural deterrent for the ant and use it to control the problem. Cleaning up food and fixing leaky faucets will put a huge dent in any ant problem.

You can use this same technique for those pests that like to hide in corners and under base boards just out of your reach.