On 9 Aug 2004 18:34:45 GMT, Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
Rodger Whitlock wrote:

If ants are involved, then if you can keep them out of the crown
of the tree the aphid problem should decline and fall...

Nonsense.

Ah, the sweet voice of clarity, enunciating Truth via a well
chosen bon mot.

One learns something new every day.

But let me ask: why, then, do so many gardening books yap about
ants "farming" aphids, even to the point of carting them around
to greener pastures?

Are these descriptions mere N-th generation plagiarisms from an
original description itself based on careless observation?

Or am I just confused? If confusion's your conclusion, please
don't try to take advantage of my weakened state and sell me any
bridges; I just bought the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday and
that's enough for one household.


--
Rodger Whitlock
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
[change "atlantic" to "pacific" and
"invalid" to "net" to reply by email]