Date: Wed, 21 Jan 1998 11:53:27 -0500 From: BREWER_CHARLES@ecomail.damneck.navy.mil To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg282$foo@default> Subject: Re[2]: Ants in my Nepenthes
Ants are sometimes given a bad rap. It's true that they can carry
aphids and scales to plants, but they are also a very good source of
food for some CP plants like the S. Minor and Cephalotus and some
Nephs.
Charles Brewer
>It was mentioned that ants don't directly harm plants, but they
physically
>carry scale and mealy bug to your plants. The ants will attach the pest
>to your plant and let them do their thing. So, get rid of those ants.
Only a few species of ants farm mealy bugs so it may not be necessary to
get of your ants for this reason. My Sarr minor made short order of a
population of ants that wandered into its terrarium so there are other
ways if they keep coming back.
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