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Re: Eggplant ants

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   If you live in an urban or country setting you could try looking for
toads or frogs.  They love ants and such.  You would need to ask around if
anyone has seen a lot of toads.  Then get permission to catch some and take
them to your garden area.  A nearby pond would help as it gives them a place
to breed and multiply.  If you already have aphids then look for lady bugs.
They will make short work of the aphids.  You can buy them at some
greeneries.
   I hope you get some other answers from other people.

Jim allAn zone 5 New York State
Northeastern USA.

ps You can't get warts from toads:>)

> 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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