Ant infestation

[Wesley]

I was looking at my pitcher plants and noticed there were tons of ants crawling all over them is that OK?

 

[Pyro]

Maybe.

The ants might be feeding off nectar from your Sarrs but there is also a chance that they are moving in and bringing aphids along. For safety sake I would take the plant in question and fully submerge its pot in water for a few days. That'll kill any ants living in the soil and stop an colinization attempts

 

[Wesley]

My pots are already sitting in water but now the ants seem to have left

 

[BigCarnivourKid]

Keep an eye out for a return of the ants. They could have gone back to the colony to tell them where to find some nice nectar.

 

[-VenusAshTrap-]

#### ants! get a pin and push em' in lol.

 

[MaskedNinja]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (-VenusAshTrap- @ Sep. 06 2002,7:21)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">#### ants! get a pin and push em' in lol.[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Exactly what VenusAshTrap said.

DIE, DIE, DIE!!!
travis

 

[schloaty]

I am sensing aggression from you two....

Do you need a hug?

 

[carniverous newbie]

HA! Cute.

 

[Leo]

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The ants might be feeding off nectar from your Sarrs but there is also a chance that they are moving in and bringing aphids along. For safety sake I would take the plant in question and fully submerge its pot in water for a few days. That'll kill any ants living in the soil and stop an colinization attempts[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
Pyro -

Ants bring aphids? Can you elaborate on that a little? I never knew there was any relationship between those two pests.

Thanks.

Leo

 

[-VenusAshTrap-]

A h... hug..... sounds... nice... NO!!! Death to ants!!!

 

[crazy4looney2n]

Aphids are to ants as Cows are to humans. Ants milk aphids for the sweet dew that they produce, they love the stuff.

(just putting my 1/2 cent in)

Evelyn

 

[sarracenialuver]

hey, im always seein' ants in my plants but they never last long........

Kevin