Drive Ants Away With Mint Leaves

By M. Leanhart
Published on August 1, 2000
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I read or heard somewhere that ants lay out scented paths to food sources so that other ants can get in on the bounty.

Learn how to drive ants away with mint leaves from the garden, includes information on identifying where ants enter the home.

I read in your May 2000 issue about using ground cinnamon
to repel ants (“Ant flavoring,” Country Lore) and thought
I’d pass along my natural technique. In the summer months,
we leave our back door ajar while we are going in and out
and to and from the garden. In doing this, I have noticed

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