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Old 24-05-2007, 10:46 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Ants in planted pots ok?

Sacha wrote:
"len garden" wrote:


no is the answer they can cause all sort of problems and bring their
symbiotic bugs in as well.


What symbiotic bugs would those be? [...]


Sap suckers:

``Some ant species, such as the common Black garden ants
(Lasius niger) found in the UK, farm aphids. They have
aphid livestock which they transport between plants and
protect from enemies in return for a sugary substance
called honeydew, excreted from the aphids as they suck
on plant sap.''

http://www.buglife.org.uk/discoverbu...ationships.htm
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