how do i keep ants away from my deck?
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plant a bed of fast growing mint underneath your deck, ants hate mint.
Other answers:
cinnamon does wonder. sprinkle it on their hills and around the edge of the deck.
cinnamon does wonder. sprinkle it on their hills and around the edge of the deck.
dont leave food around
Trim any trees or bushes that are touching the deck or house. I have heard also that bay leaves repell them. If they are carpenter ants, they are gonna eat your deck. The only sure way to get rid of ants is FIND THE NEST and KILL THEM ALL :D Via whatever method you come up with. I don't know if they're all in at night, but if they are, and you know where the nest is, some BIG pots of boiling hot water do wonders on them. We got rid of ground nests of hornets this way.