How do I get rid of ants on my lemon tree?

How do I get rid of ants on my lemon tree?
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Give them a treat to 2 teasp of liquid hand soap and 1 qt of water after the sun has passed............and the tree has cooled off spray under and on the leaves, the trunk and around the ground.  Ants do not like this.  You can also spray your grass............they will go some place else.
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