On Mar 22, 5:48 pm, "Ivan" wrote:
It's attracting ants.. Lots of tiny red ants ..
I picked some up with my hands and killed them, but the closer I
looked the more ants I saw..

How do I get rid of these without harming the seedling?

Ants themselves usually don't harm plants--unless they are leaf-
cutters--, but they can be a sign of other problems. Ants will "farm"
aphids (greenfly) and scale insects, if these are problems in Oz.

Some plants, herbaceous peonies, bull's horn acacia and some orchids,
for example, have a mutualistic relationship with ants. I don't know
whether baobabs do.


Check the plant for scale or aphids. One way to keep ants from
reaching the plant would be to use a sticky barrier such as Tanglefoot
or petroleum jelly in a band around the pot.


J. Del Col