Insects generally see 3 colors of light, Ultraviolet (UV), blue and green. Bright white or bluish lights (mercury vapor, white incandescent and white florescent) are the most attractive to insects. Yellowish, pinkish, or orange (sodium vapor, halogen, dichroic yellow) are the least attractive to most insects.
Buy landscape lighting - The bright lights of landscape lighting will keep ants away from your yard. This is because ants prefer darkness to light and won't go near a well-lit area.
The study involved pair choice trials, in which workers were digging and removing colored glass beads. The beads were blue, green, yellow, orange and red. Based on the count of removed beads, S. invicta workers do have color vision and have a preference for green, orange and red and least prefer blue.
Ants Love Light
Ants mostly swarm at dusk on warm nights, and they're attracted to heat and light, which is why you'll find them flying around your exteriors lights, and your inside lights if they can get into your home.
Both cayenne and black pepper repel ants. Ants hate cayenne pepper. Black pepper will work just as well too. Locate the source of the ant infestation problem, sprinkle some pepper around that area and if possible, create a wall that will stop the ants from accessing your household.
Ants are attracted to UV light, which LED strip lights do not produce. Ants are generally attracted to food, water, and warmth, which is why they may not be attracted to LED lights because the heat of the light is not enough to attract them.
Moth Butterfly
The female moth butterfly will lay its eggs inside the ant colony or nest, and once the larvae hatch, they will feast on the ants. Unfortunately for the ants, moth butterfly eggs are oval and have a hard exterior, making them too heavy and impenetrable for the soldier ants.
For the same reason, ants won't cross a chalk line. Their pheromone trail is being temporarily disrupted, causing them to search in a different direction to find the trail again.
Two of the best ways to eliminate ants are Borax and diatomaceous earth. Essential oils, including peppermint and clove, are a natural way to repel and kill ants. Food and moisture attract ants, so keep your home clean and dry to get rid of ants permanently.
Yellowish, pinkish, or orange (sodium vapor, halogen, dichroic yellow) are the least attractive to most insects.
The solution? A thin line of talcum powder at and around the places where the ants come in. It's highly desiccating, which is why it's used as “baby powder” so babies who dampen their diapers can be dry and not get diaper rash. Ants do not like it, and they will not cross a line of it.
ARE ANTS ATTRACTED TO LIGHT? There is no scientific evidence to suggest that ants are particularly attracted to light. In fact certain species, like army ants, are completely blind. But many people have reported swarms of flying ants that appear drawn to light sources.
A popular DIY ant lure is a mixture of one part borax to three parts powdered sugar. Even though borax has a low toxicity, avoid placing the mixture where it is easily accessible to pets and children, such as under appliances and inside cabinets.
It is advised not to squash ants, doing so will only release pheromones and trigger more ants to come to the location and cause more trouble to you and your family. Ants are known to pack a deadly bite that causes excruciating pain for a short time.
Ants hate the smell of strong citrus fruits. Save your orange, lemon and grapefruit peels and scatter them around entry points. It's a natural way to deter ants without harming them.
Echidnas have an extremely specialized diet, which has probably helped to make them so successful. No other mammal in Australia eats ants and termites, so they have no competition for food. The echidna's body is highly adapted for this diet.
The bulldog ant is currently recognized as the most dangerous ant species in the world. Located in Australia, this extremely aggressive ant will both bite and sting at the same time, injecting venom strong enough to kill a grown man in 15 minutes.
Pain Level 4 is the highest level in the Schmidt sting pain index. Schmidt's original index rated only one such example, the sting of the bullet ant, as a 4. Schmidt described the sting as "pure, intense, brilliant pain...
Light won't hurt most ants though they do prefer the dark. Keeping them in dim light all day long or just bright lighting for short periods of time won't hurt them at all. Bright lighting should always be done gradually. Don't just flick the light on; you'll throw the colony into rampaging panic.
The outdoor lighting options, which will not attract bugs are the LED, compact fluorescent, sodium vapor, and the halogen bulbs.
Does It Work? In a word, yes. Installing a yellow light bulb in your porch light, or any outdoor fixture will cut down the number of insects around it so much that you may think it's eliminated them.