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Originally Posted by Starfish
Try cinnamon. I sprinkle it around my window frames and anywhere I think ants are coming in. Apparently they don't want to cross a line of cinnamon because it messes with their sense of scent and they can't find their way home after that. I'm not sure how it would work outside for a big area, though.
I've also heard a line of chalk will be a barrier, but I haven't tried that one.
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It's not too big of an area; I will try the cinnamon.
AFA the chalk, the kids try to "kill" the ants with the chalk, and they have covered almost every area with chalk, so I don't think that works
-- unless sidewalk chalk is somehow different
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