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Ants in mulch?
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Posted by jennscoob Ohio (My Page) on Sat, May 15, 10 at 13:26
I have tiny ants in my dyed dark brown mulch in my Impatiens garden. Will they harm the flowers? Should I do something to try to keep the ants out?
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RE: Ants in mulch?
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| Ants won't do anything to your impatiens. You can put down ant traps if you want or just let them be |
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| no they do not hurt the plants BUT!!!! they could be carpenter ants or even worse termites. I work at Home Depot and we found a carpenter ant nest in one on the bags of mulch. Saturate the area with Malathion or a Spectracide product for ants |
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| I'm not really sure why some people think ants are fine around plants?? Some ants farm plant pests like aphids and scale insects for the honeydew. I would get rid of them in the garden or containers. |
RE: Ants in mulch?
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| get rid of them. either spray or drop bug killing granuals (like a Spectracide or Ortho) on them. Good riddance. |
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