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Can anyone recommend a good organic ant spray?

We use the below ingredients to make our own and it is very effective on killing the ants immediately.
This is it:
To get Immediate Relief from ants inside the house buy 8 oz bottle of Dr Bronners Peppermint, Lavender, or any other natural soap. Go to your local drug store and buy 1 oz of Citronella oil, Pennyroyal oil, Cinnamon oil or any other type of Essential oil like rose oil or tea tree oil. Mix the two together and label it ant control spray or see label offer below. Add 5 tablespoons per quart water. Add to sprayer and spray inside house where ants are seen. spray around the outside of the house. Should be done as often as needed. This is not a long term solution but will provide you immediate help. Spray or wipe kitchen counters with this mixture is fine except I would use less inside, say 1 tablespoon per quart water is fine, stronger if you have a real bad problem. The essential oil increases the effectiveness of the soap. Keeping the ants away longer. Spray any areas they are seen in. If you are having a really bad ant problem, try using any natural dog shampoo instead that has pyrethrum. I also like using Green Ban which is a natural shampoo with natural oils that are very effective against ants.
Hope this helps!
Lori

Thanks alot for the response.

Do you need to keep the torts out for any length of time.

I will spray around the surrounding area so they are unable to ingest it. If you use the Cinnamon Oil with the Peppermint Soap it has a real nice smell.
So to answer your question, I do spray with the torts around, but make sure not to spray the plants they eat.
I have been using this stuff for a couple years now with no ill effects.
I think the main thing is you don't want the tort to eat it because it is soap.

Hope this helps

Lori