"Dick" wrote:
Me and my wife live in an apt and have a patio. We are in southern
california. Anyway we have had a garden in the back of our apt for the
last four or five years. What kind of home remedy could get rid of ants?
I mixed some cleanser with sugar and put it out by the ants. I read where
that would eventually kill the queen. Any infor I would appreciate.

Try some Sevin, if you're looking for the safest chemical control. There
are more potent alternatives if that fails.