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sanjeev bombay, India Jan 14, 2007

ants are destroying my shoe flower plants by laying eggs at the tip of the branches ,i have tryed a lot of pestesides and all, but no respite pl help.

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sanjeev

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Soferdig Kalispell, MT(Zone 4b) Jan 15, 2007

Ants usually lay or collect aphids and place them where insecticide dammage has occured. They naturally care for the aphid during their quiet cycle so the aphid provides the candy from the aphid excretion. That is what you probably are seeing. Most ants are from larvae (maggots) not eggs. I would wash off the plants twice weekly with a spray of fresh water and the aphid and ants will give up.

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