Aphids on the cornstalk
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- From: B* C* <B*@AOL.COM>
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 1997 22:58:44 -0400
Greetings, Square Footers! I discovered at least one fertile spot in my garden, and my corn plants are doing great there! But there are oodles of ants climbing my stalks, apparently milking the nectar out of my aphids. (I think that's what they probably are.) How much damage can these critters do? I've read that the ants protect the aphids. Would they keep ladybugs from eating the aphids? Is there another organic approach? I'm not too keen on spending $6 for ladybugs to save four ears of corn. What shall I do? Looking forward to your amaize replies! Bob in Whittier bobbynew@aol.com *************************************************************************** To unsubscribe, send to: listserv@umslvma.umsl.edu the body message: unsubscribe sqft See http://www.umsl.edu/~silvest/garden/sqft.html for archive, FAQ and more.
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