So I'm out checking my garden, and I notice an infestation in my cornstalks. Ants! Ants everywhere. So I'm reaching for my sprayer, and I notice ladybugs...get a little closer, aphids. It's been pouring rain, and I'm fairly certain that these ants have brought their aphid stock up and set them on my cornstalks as a temporary solution. I've never had to deal with these tenders before (too many red ants for a decent black ant pop in S FL). Anyone else have any experience with these little guys? I'm guessing/hoping they'll take their aphids back underground with them when it dries out. I don't want to waste the pesticide if I don't have to, nor do I want to kill the ladybugs. Anyone have experience growing SSE strains of white corn in the northern US?
As an aside, it was an amusing moment for me. I walk out, see the ants and think "what are you doing on my corn" apparently they're gardening.
As an aside, it was an amusing moment for me. I walk out, see the ants and think "what are you doing on my corn" apparently they're gardening.
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