How do I get rid of ants?

any remedies you place out to "repel" them is not going to make the problem go away..use a product called Terro. The ants will feed on it and kill out the colony, much less toxic than remedies using boric acid and borax powders. If the ant don't seem to want to feed on the Terro, look for combat brand. Sometimes the ant colony needs sugars (terro) other times the colony needs proteins (combat)