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Re: ants

On Sun, 29 Jun 1997, Toni Office wrote:

> There isn't a problem with ants, until they start farming aphids all over the
> garden.  That's when they need to be eliminated!  I'd prefer not to have
> aphids all over my vegetables and I really don't want to see my flower leaves
> all curled under with hundreds of aphids underneath.
>
> I'm sure there is a middle ground somewhere between totally wiping out my ant
> population and the 60's philosophy below!
>
> Toni
>

I might add another problem with ants in the garden is that you never
know where they have chosen to make their home. If you sit on the side of
your raised beds while working you are very likely to become covered by
them as they team out of the mulch and up your back. Quite a shock indeed.

Dave

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