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Help with ants eating my lilies!

goyanks34
11 years ago

I have ants burrowing in the folds of the petals of my Asiatic Lilies near the base of them. I read that if ants are on lilies there are aphids or thrips but I took a magnifying glass and thoroughly inspected the plant and there are no other insects. They are potted on my 2nd story balcony. The petals are falling off pretty quickly after they open - I am timing one that opened on Friday now to see how long they are staying in bloom but it's not long and I'm pretty sure the ants are the culprit. I do not have a 'green thumb' and I am trying so hard to keep them happy and healthy but I am failing miserably. Any advice would be appreciated.

I put a link to a picture of them on my newly opened lily.

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