I don't know if it will work for your situation or not, but I had FIRE ants all in my flower bed and kept reading suggestions to put coffee grounds in it to get rid of them. I was skeptical but it worked! I got tons of grounds free from starbucks, I go towards the end of a shift and get a big huge bag. More @Wikipedia
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