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Judith N starts with ...
I have 1cm long ants on my dragon fruit flowers. Should I get rid of the ants and if so, with what? Thank You.
Time: 29th November 2018 4:55pm
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Danny333 says...
Hi Judith,
The larger ants should be ok and may assist pollination but the small black ants are a problem as they farm aphids on the flowers, fruit and young stems. I use pyrethrum to get rid of them. You can buy it or make your own from pyrethrum daisies.
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Time: 30th November 2018 3:35pm
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Judith N says...
Thank you very much..
Time: 1st December 2018 12:35pm
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