How do you get rid of ants which are digging up your garden?
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Apply food grade diatomaceous earth.
They don't like cayenne pepper. I have used that before.
If the ants are not harming anything or coming into your house why get rid of them. The leaves and insects the bring into their nest decay and fertilize the surrounding plants. Ants are also are predators and feed on insects that attack lawns and gardens, and in the process of gathering food, they often pollinate flowers and distribute seeds.
Sand mix with soil they do not. Like sand and that goes for slugs , spiders, and so on.
If they are close to any buildings, you can bet that they are getting into the wood structure of your house/building. Put down a mixture of 1/3 salt 2/3 sugar near their trails, they will carry it back to their nests & consume it. Yes, they will die, but would you rather have them destroying your buildings?