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In my backyard garden the argentine ants farm aphids and red scale (at least) on my plants. So...don't use argentine ants. They are jerks!
by malyk 11y ago
In my backyard garden the argentine ants farm aphids and red scale (at least) on my plants. So...don't use argentine ants. They are jerks!
- kragen 11y agoThe even bigger problem with Argentine ants is that many species of them are leaf-cutters. Leaf-cutters will defoliate your plants, not protect them! Especially your roses.
- tsotha 11y agoThat was my experience. If you don't use pesticides spiders and ladybird beetles will come along and eat the aphids... unless the ants are protecting them. I ended up having to put tanglefoot around the base of all my trees.
- JoBrad 11y agoOr Fire Ants (prevalent in the Southern US, and rapidly growing and moving farther north)