the opportunity to discover that we no longer have a problem with ants!
ants will not cross a line of dry powder. if you are trying to protect just a few plants, you can make a circle of powder around each plant… although this is not a practical solution if the ants are all over a garden. the powder can be anything from flour to cinnamon to red or black pepper. i have found that highly scented body powder (from the dollar store) works quite well and the ants don’t seem to like the strong smell any better than i do.
another idea i have read about is to make a mixture 