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Re: Eggplant ants

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Hi Laura,
I don't think the ants will cause you any problems.  They don't seem to feed
on the plants in the garden. (I'm not sure what they feed on). But the
aphids can cause some damage.  The best offense against aphids is ladybugs.
Or a good insecticidal soap. This also works on most softbodied insects,
caterpillars etc.  I have even used a very weak solution of an organic
detergent with excellent results.  Hope this helps.
This year we have several toads that have moved into the garden.  They are
doing a great job on the bugs!!!  Does anyone know where I can find a toad
house??  I saw one in a catalog years ago and never needed one. Now it might
be a good idea!
Cathy

----- Original Message -----
From: <Leharner@aol.com>
To: <sqft@listbot.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Eggplant ants


> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>
> I've got ants crawling up everything in my garden, but they don't seem to
be
> eating any plants. My melons are at the 6 ft high mark on the verticle
> supports and when I go to turn the vine around the string, there will be
an
> ant at the top checking things out.But the aphids have arrived. this is my
> first eggplant and my buds have just started to bloom. I'll be interested
if
> you get any helpful replies (I've never even had a response from this list
> yet).
> Laura
> Zone 8
>
>
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