ants nesting in miranda pot?

[kevnep]

Hey guys my miranda has never really grown very well for me in just now when i moved the pot i discovered that ants are using the pot as a nest?

Could this be the cause of my mirandas retarded growth? What should i do about this i really have no clue on how to deal with this invasion of the ant

 

[Nepenthesis]

I've been told that ants nesting in the pots are fine. Not sure about where you live, but the ants around here aren't leaf-cutter ants and I'm pretty sure they don't eat roots. They have been nesting in my biggest nep pot, the one of my N. insignis x merrilliana and its growing just fine. They're actually becoming a great food source for the neps. The ventrata has to have at least 100-200 ants in each pitcher on it. Maybe 50-100 in the vent x tally pitchers, ect... I think it may actually be good since its providing a food source.

Good luck with yours!

 

[Roman Tyrant]

I also had ants in my N. Miranda pot for a while but they seemed to disappear after a period heavy rains that drenched the soil. Like Pineapple said, they don't seem to have a negative effect on the plant and can actually be a nice source of food for the pitchers.

Where are you keeping your N. Miranda and how long have you had it? It might be trying to acclimate to new conditions.

 

[kevnep]

Greenhouse and no conditions are fine i have a few other mirandas and they all grow fine. Conditions are not the problem. These ants are small black ants and they may possibly be eating the roots but i dont know