Mint oil is great to control ants. I have mint planted right in the lawn along with pennyroyal bot help keep fleas off my fur kids! You can boil mint to express oil pour the boiled water in a spray bottle and spray around doors and windows to keep ants out.
Chipmunks always get on my craplist every year and even though they are cute as Christmas, they are 1 worthless critter that could ever turn someting into trash very,very quickly! ( ex.wiring,yards,plants,had 1 use my tractor seat as a bathroom < --- yes,you read that correctly! and the list can go on and on )
Feel for ya tonya ( looks like some critters are on your craplist too ) - They will all have there day where they will look at us and run away never to return again,ever! Stay strong!