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Ants in your Garden
Ants do not normally eat live green plants directly, but they have a number of indirect effects, and they can be a bit of a nuisance.
Strangely enough, they like to follow aphids around, because they can use the sugary sap that the aphids leave behind when feeding on plants. Ants are even believed to "help" aphids in various ways and defend them against predators.
Most people who are looking to drive ants from the garden are bothered by anthills in the lawn or in walls or crevices. Their constant nest-building and burrowing can damage plant roots and leave messy spoils of earth We offer a pack of nematodes which will deter ants. ...More on the "No Ants" pack |
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