You know how it starts. You walking into your bathroom or kitchen, and you see one. Then you see another. And then you realize that you’ve been invaded by a swarm of marauding intruders intent on taking down life as you know it. No, I’m not talking about telemarketers or, in my case, local kids at your door promoting Xenu. I’m talking about ants! So what do you do when you realize you’re sharing your space with enough ants to torment every citizen in China?

Well, if you’re like me, you run for the Raid, spray it all over your apartment, and spend the rest of the day breathing in enough toxins to kill the ants and your most useful brain cells. And you’ll spend the rest of the day thinking “There has got to be a better way.” (And this coming from a girl who grew up surrounded by New Jersey corn fields. This means I got regularly sprayed by crop dusters who didn’t bother to turn off the pesticides when riding over our old farmhouse. Seriously, it’s shocking I don’t glow at night.)

Well, there is! Instead of hiring an exterminator, considering hiring someone to use a cyronite system. Cyronite kills insects by freezing, using a carbon dioxide snow sprayed from the specially designed and patented nozzle.  Also, make the extra effort to keep indoor bugs away by making sure trash is tightly enclosed and put away. Sure, this won’t help you with ants looking for water, but it might help with other pests.

And don’t forget, if you live anywhere outside of greater Los Angeles, you’re probably going to have a need for some kind of bug repellent. Pesticides have been linked to problems like ADHD in kids.  And consider the natural alternatives. Cinnamon oil is a great natural repellant for mosquitoes. Citronella oil works great for biting flies. We have a list of excellent natural bug repellents.  And click here for a fantastic recipe for a natural insect repellent. 

You know how it starts. You walking into your bathroom or kitchen, and you see one. Then you see another. And then you realize that you’ve been invaded by a swarm of marauding intruders intent on taking down life as you know it. No, I’m not talking about telemarketers or, in my case, local kids at your door promoting Xenu. I’m talking about ants! So what do you do when you realize you’re sharing your space with enough ants to torment every citizen in China?

Well, if you’re like me, you run for the Raid, spray it all over your apartment, and spend the rest of the day breathing in enough toxins to kill the ants and your most useful brain cells. And you’ll spend the rest of the day thinking “There has got to be a better way.” (And this coming from a girl who grew up surrounded by New Jersey corn fields. This means I got regularly sprayed by crop dusters who didn’t bother to turn off the pesticides when riding over our old farmhouse. Seriously, it’s shocking I don’t glow at night.)

Well, there is! Instead of hiring an exterminator, considering hiring someone to use a cyronite system. Cyronite kills insects by freezing, using a carbon dioxide snow sprayed from the specially designed and patented nozzle.  Also, make the extra effort to keep indoor bugs away by making sure trash is tightly enclosed and put away. Sure, this won’t help you with ants looking for water, but it might help with other pests.

And don’t forget, if you live anywhere outside of greater Los Angeles, you’re probably going to have a need for some kind of bug repellent. Pesticides have been linked to problems like ADHD in kids.  And consider the natural alternatives. Cinnamon oil is a great natural repellant for mosquitoes. Citronella oil works great for biting flies. We have a list of excellent natural bug repellents.  And click here for a fantastic recipe for a natural insect repellent. 

As for your garden, think about using native plants used to local conditions that will thrive without a ton of water or nurturing This could also help with the propagation of invasive exotic species. Other entrepreneurial bloggers suggest composting your vegetable food waste, which is filled with nutrients, and mixing it into existing soil.

So the next time you’re invaded by bugs, put the Raid away and think about these green alternatives.