Re: OT: ants

From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>

>Except for their activities in bringing various sucking insects to plants,
>ants are not a threat to irises or other plant life.

I divided a clump of AUTUMN BUGLER last week and one of the rhizomes was
over 50% eaten......and was infested with ants.  Perhaps another critter
did the damage, but the ants were raising some of their eggs in there.

The rhizome was still firm & healthy.......not rotting away from any
bacterial or fungal infection.  And from the "design" of the "eaten"
rhizome it was definitely damage done by an animal...probably an insect.

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
primary interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(my gardening URL:  http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html)

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