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Old 01-06-2005, 02:16 PM
Paul D.Smith
 
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No, but why do you want to? All they are doing is collecting the
honeydew from sap-sucking insects. Despite the tales of the old
wives, there is no evidence that the ants do any harm - there is
effectively NO evidence that they encourage infestations, and a
fair amount that they are completely irrelevant.


I would disagree. The ants themselves to no harm but from my own
observations, they do actively deter helpful predators such as ladybirds
from removing the aphids resulting in a heavily infested tree.

Paul DS.