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There is no need to buy ant repellent. Simply don't feed the ants by leaving food and unwashed utensils, crockery and cutlery on the sink or bench. Keep all foods in glass jars and plastic boxes with airtight lids, and store them away from the floor and outside walls of the house.
The thin plastic bags that powdered foods come in are just not enough protection as ants will chew their way straight through them to get to the foods.
If ants are using gaps in walls and floors to get from one point under the floor or inside the walls to another by entering a room above, simply block up all cracks with plaster or plastic wood.
However, as rodents will chew through anything to get to a food supply, the only way to keep them out is to block up all holes and cracks - as thin and wide as two pencils, around the outside of the house with mortar or expanded metal mesh, and keep trees at least one metre (or yard) away from the walls and roof.
However, some rodents will not let anything put them off - except for one or more cats! Fully-grown cats only need a 3-inch (76mm) gap under a door to gain access. Of course, kittens need less - about 2 inches (51mm) or the thickest part of your hand at the wrist. As long as there is enough width, their bodies will flatten out to 'incredible' thinness as their bones are very pliable.
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