Every year my grandma used to take me to the local flour mill to make some rice flour. This rice flour is not for any recipes. But she used it for making rangolies (decorative drawings in front of the house). She used the flour to put beautiful rangolies in the front and the back entrances of our house as well on windows.
When I asked her why this much labor. She could have made some permanent arrangements for this instead of doing it daily. She told that it would keep the ants away from our house. The ants coming for rice or sugar would get what they need at the entrances itself. So they wouldn’t enter the house.
What an excellent strategy! We don’t usually worry about the amount of food taken by ants. We worry only about the annoying effort to clean them from our food. Also this method saves your candies and delicious sweets stored in your kitchen.
Instead she could’ve used some ant repellents. But cost wise there is no much difference. And her method keeps the toxins away. Moreover the ants will definitely find another way into your home.
She understood ants are not really her competitor. So she didn’t try to fight with them. Instead she found out what they need and used it to put them away. So she can concentrate on what is important to her. Win Win.
Sometimes you’ve to lose a little to win big. Pick your fights wisely!
