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title: "Ants keep invading my house to live in my succulent plants. How do I…"
description: "Ants keep invading my house to live in my succulent plants. How do I keep them out? I’ve repotted, tried cinnamon sprinkled around and even diatomaceous earth…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Whyplantyoubenormal"
published: "2025-03-20T23:33:16.103791Z"
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# Ants keep invading my house to live in my succulent plants. How do I…

_Posted by Whyplantyoubenormal on 2025-03-20_

Ants keep invading my house to live in my succulent plants. How do I keep them out? I’ve repotted, tried cinnamon sprinkled around and even diatomaceous earth but the buggers keep coming inside.

I live in the desert so it’s 120 in the summer. I think my plants will just die if I try to move them outside🥲

Cue the plant pic of my babies drowning in cinnamon and diatomaceous earth lol 😭

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## 7 comments

### KJM commented on 2025-03-21

If I had to guess, the ants are attracted to the moisture in the soil. It sounds like you're in Arizona or some such place and I doubt if they want to be out in the heat either! And, I think you got a little carried away with the cinnamon and diatomaceous earth. You might want to rinse the one off and do a lighter sprinkling.

#### Whyplantyoubenormal replied on 2025-05-11

Haha yes I just wanted the ants gone! I moved my plants and found a nest in one of them…I’ll try the ant poison

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-03-21

I've never had luck with natural sprinkles and ants. I go for the ant bait or spray. If you don't want to spray indoors, they make an outdoor barrier spray too.

#### Whyplantyoubenormal replied on 2025-05-11

I’ll try this!

### Sunny commented on 2025-03-21

I have ants that come in through the weep holes in the brick wall. I put ant granules pesticide at the entry location and on the mounds if I can find them. They carry the granules into the nest. They die within 24 hours. The granules have a strong smell. Not something I would apply inside. But, I use a tablespoon of it on my outside large planters especially the ponytail palm with it’s fibrous roots that ants love because it’s full of air gaps.

#### Whyplantyoubenormal replied on 2025-05-11

I’ll try this!

### KJM commented on 2025-05-12

A quick Ant story: where I used to work there was an ant infestation in the wood benches that were used to retail plants. I sprinkled some ant bait on the bench to get control of the situation. A short time later I watched one of those little ants pick up a piece of bait and throw it off the edge of the table several times! Smart little bugger!

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