The ants go march one by one, hurah! Hurah!

Except, when the ants marched right on in to my kitchen, it was not something to celebrate. In general, I’m not in a hurry to change my Clorox Wipe cleaning style, but I do, on occasion, love me some chemical-free, non toxic solutions to common household problems. Since the ants were in my kitchen, on my food-prep areas, near my fruit and dishes, I really didn’t want to use something that could possibly contaminate those things.

So, I did what anyone in my situation would do — called my mom (which also works for me — when in doubt, call your mother!)! She suggested using half water and half white vinegar to spray on them and around the areas they seemed to be coming from.

It worked like a charm! A few days later we were ant free, and the best part was that, because the ants were in my kitchen, I didn’t have to worry about getting any toxins on my food or dishes.

While this worked for my small-ish ant problem, it probably wouldn’t work for a larger infestation. For more tips and tricks, check out We are THAT Family!