ants are repelled by Pine-Sol. Pine-Sol contains chemicals that are not only effective at killing ants but also deter them from entering homes and other spaces. A study on pest control found that Pine-Sol, along with other household cleaners like Comet, was effective at preventing ants from entering the home
baking soda can be an effective natural ant killer, particularly when combined with sugar. When ants consume the baking soda-sugar mixture, it disrupts their digestive system, causing them to die. While baking soda can be effective, it may not eliminate an entire colony, especially in larger infestations
Household items like citrus fruits, black pepper, peppermint oil, cayenne, thyme, and lavender can create natural ant repellents. Great for avoiding pesticides or conventional ant traps! Mixing parts of these substances with water in a bottle and spraying the solution around the house can keep ants at bay.
Dawn dish soap kills them on contact: "Dish soap sprayed directly on ants will kill ants by penetrating their exoskeleton, which suffocates them," he says. While these homemade ant killers will remove unwanted pests, keeping them at bay long-term involves maintaining a clean kitchen
Unlike carpenter and fire ants, sugar ants are smaller and are the most invasive of all household ants. They can range from 2-15mm in size, and because they are so tiny they have the tendency to get into places most other ants cannot. But what really makes them a nuisance is that they have multiple queens per colony
Hope this helps, are they inside or outside?
If they are climbing your plants look for aphids as ants farm (milk) them and will move them from plant to plant.