The Safest and Most Eco-Friendly Home Trick to Get Rid of Ants: Banana Peels (Page 2 ) | November 1, 2025

Ants are more attracted to the aroma of ripe bananas with dark stains. Save the peels for the foundation of your treatment and enjoy the fruit.

2. Get the boric acid solution ready.
Combine 10 grams of boric acid and half a liter of boiling water in a container. Give it a good stir until the acid dissolves entirely. Because boric acid functions as a natural pesticide that is benign for the environment yet toxic to ants, this solution is essential to the treatment’s success.

3. Let the peels soak in the mixture.
Make sure the banana peels are fully submerged in the solution by placing them inside the container. To ensure that they absorb the mixture uniformly, let them sit for at least four hours.

4. Slice the shells into little bits.