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ANTS in the Garden
Friend or Foe

Surprisingly, ants are not quite the friends we once thought. Although ants are often seen swarming over plants in the garden which are infested with aphids, attracted by the sweet honeydew, (produced by the aphids,) ants can actually promote the spread of aerial aphids, and increase the activity of root aphids.

Cinnamon is both repugnant and fatal to ants. As you sprinkle it or water it into the soil you will see the ants scurrying out of their nests. Ants are also susceptible to pyrethrum drenches and other biological insecticides. With a spoon, sprinkle ground cinnamon, which can be purchased at any herb shop or grocery store, on the top of the planting medium. Then make a drench using two rounded tablespoons of ground cinnamon per gallon of hot water. Let the water cool to room temperature then add a liquid pyrethrum insecticide into the solution as directed. A surfactant such as Coco-Wet will make the solution more effective. Use the solution as a drench.


Ants in plants
o0o0o thanks you i never though cinnamon would be a ant repellant. I never went out and got some ant killer because i didnt notice any damage to the plants from the ants but yesterday i was out their and i noticed that they are eating the green off the stalk but other then that no damage. once again thank you everyone