ants are also pest because the meaning of pest is any living organism which is

invasive or prolific, detrimental, troublesome, noxious, destructive, a nuisance

to either plants or animals, human or human concerns, livestock, human structures,
wild ecosystems etc.
insect is just one classification of pest
-wiki

insect
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having
the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three
pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
-dictionary
An ant is an insecct and it belongs to the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta. Not
all insects have wings; but all insects have three pairs of legs
An ant is an insect. It has three body parts: the head, thorax and abdomen. It has
three pairs of legs.
-nat. geo.

... many orange because

tapos eto sabihin natin pag tinanong panong offensive : There are reports that too
much orange can trigger headaches,
including migraine and cluster headaches, in some people. -webmd

... many capsaicin because

capsaicin is a highly irritant material requiring proper protective goggles,
respirators, and proper hazardous material-handling procedures.
add too much Capsaicin can lead to:upon skin contact (irritant, sensitizer), eye
contact (irritant), ingestion, and inhalation (lung irritant, lung sensitizer).

we added black pepper to make the scent of the spray strong enough to ward of the
ants. pepper will likely tell that no sugar is ahead.

... many cinnamon because

http://www.cinnamonvogue.com/cinnamon_side_effects.html

distance and how many ml ng spray

(Zhao J 2009)