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tiG Newnan, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 16, 2002

okay, Molly asked about granddaddy longlegs, I have another. Do ants eat plant parts? roots, anything? If I have ants in a pot, what do I do, just turn my head or.....?

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eyesoftexas Toadsuck, TX(Zone 7a) Jul 16, 2002

Ants harbor aphids to gather nectar for their sweetness. Do not.....I repeat DO NOT leave them there!!!

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tiG Newnan, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 16, 2002

right, I knew that, but didn't know if ants actually eat the roots or anything themselves. I only found them in one place, out of the way, but wondered if I can just treat the soil with DE, maybe?

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jul 16, 2002

One exception to the "no ants" rule seems to be peonies - I've read that if you don't see ants crawling around when the buds shoot up, the flowers won't open ...but since I doubt you're talkin' peonies, I say "Banish the beasts!" :)

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jul 20, 2002

TiG, in Mexico we saw leaf cutter ants. The week we were there, they stripped a flower bed of it's leaves.

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tiG Newnan, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 22, 2002

is there something I can use as a soil 'wash' to pour in my pot?

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Calalily Deep South Coastal, TX(Zone 10a) Jul 22, 2002

Feed them cornmeal or sweet-n-low.

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tiG Newnan, GA(Zone 8a) Jul 22, 2002

thanks:)

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Brugie Chariton, IA(Zone 5b) Jul 31, 2002

Kyle found fire ants in Iowa. I put out ant bait traps and they have disappeared. Boy, can they bite. Had them in Dr. Suess pot.

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meiyu san antonio, TX(Zone 8a) Aug 19, 2002

cala, someone told me to put unprocessed cornmeal from sunharvest in my soil, but i can't remember which problem it was to remedy. it couldn't have been ants...what is it used for besides that?

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