I have 2 types of ants and have tried to ID them with no luck. They have too much variation of color to make a match. One variety is orangey colored and they kill all the grass around their low mound and it doesn't grow back for a long time after they move to another area. The other is black and lives under a big rock but piles their sand all around the rock and gets into flower pots. I am going to try using the honey, peanut butter and french fry bait to see what they prefer to eat then I need some way to kill them. I hate to use the 'all ant' broadcast granules and just want to target a few areas. I have fire ants that I can identify and feed regularly. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the ones in the garden beds?

Ants move fast and are hard to photograph.

I have found that just tearing up their nests or drowning them with the hose works as well as anything. Eventually they move.

Water their nest with Insecticidal Soap. Be prepared with a spray bottom because they will be flying out of the nest with their luggage and children in tow.

Borax laundry powder and sugar mixed 50\50 in a paste makes a bait that will kill the whole mound. Di not use too much. While boron is a micro nutrient for plants a little goes a long, long way and it will be toxic in quantity. You may care to put it on a plate of some sort.

Diatomaceous earth works great on ants. Just spread it around the mound.

I will try these. I have tried the water but the ones living under the boulder just rebuilt their sand crumbs over night. I have some of the mule team laundry soap so I will do that next and look for the insecticidal soap. Thank you all.