Ant on my Zucchini!!!

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anborrelli Cleveland, OH Jun 02, 2009

HELP!!!!!! My zucchini plants are growing beautifully, but the ANTS! They are eating the flowers all the way down to the fruit ovary and sometimes down to the stem! How do I get them to stop?!?!?!

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triciagardens West Jordan, UT Jun 03, 2009

I haven't tried this in the garden, but I have tried it around the house. Sprinkle cayenne pepper around the plant and then make sure you get the ants off the plants. Again, I haven't tried it but ants hate cayenne pepper. Good luck.

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stephanietx Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 03, 2009

You also might try sprinkling cinnamon around as they don't like that. Another option would be diatomaceous earth (DE), but be sure to get the food grade/garden variety NOT the kind for the pool.

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Jim41 Delhi, LA Jun 06, 2009

Most of the time when you see ants on garden plants they are after some kind of insect. Usually aphids or caterpillars. In hot dry weather they will take to the blooms for moisture.

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