What Mullai given  is correct
 
 In common, to avoid ants attacking Sugar, put two cloves in the Sugar bottle.
 
 To avoid any insects, place some neam leaves in the container.
 

 Clean bench tops and cupboards down really well,
 and then wipe down with a clean damp cloth that has a few drops of essential
 peppermint oil on it, you may need to apply a few drops of oil a couple of times.
 Ants hate the smell of it and it is also environmentally friendly,
 and safe for humans and children, and no residue powders etc to clean up.
 Add the big bonus is the kitchen smells fresh and minty.

Shalini, Try little vinegar , mint oil or eucalyptus oil.. ants hate these. Boric acid chalks are available but its not safe to use where you store food, we are talking about those wickedly red ants which needs something strong orelse will be keep coming. So if using strong chemicals, empty the cupboards before use, let stay for a day, then cleanup, line with newspaper and tightly seal your groceries. Hope this helps.

thnku so much just bought a bottle of mint oil coz i dnt like da smell of vinegar too. maybe i wud have vanished too along with da ants from da kitchen..  dnt mistake me just kiddin'

thnkxx a ton.....