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Matheous-2 | 15:50 Mon 02nd May 2011 | Gardening
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Friend or foe? (In some of my containers)
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Foe - they loosen the soil around the roots and cultivate aphids on some plants.
15:53 Mon 02nd May 2011
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Thanks gingejbee.....Just checked google and it seems they CAN be a friend! by aerating the soil-but if their colony is too close to the root system then that can be destructive!
15:59 Mon 02nd May 2011
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If you love Greenfly, then leave the ants alone, and soon you will have black sooty mould all over your plants.
22:41 Mon 02nd May 2011
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I think it depends...I know they can be pollinators,which is a good thing, and I'm sure some of them do some bug patrolling. Around fruit trees, they can be annoying as they support aphids. Otherwise, they do a good job of turning soil.
10:39 Mon 09th May 2011

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