Ants Farming Aphids

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Some types of Ants domesticate large herds of Aphids to collect the sugary substance they excrete after eating a plant's sap.

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so, @cahlen, do you not attempt to eradicate the aphids? i assume, no. and, if my assumption is correct… is that because the aphids are not damaging the amaranth to a point where you anticipate a reduction in your harvesting of them?

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It doesn't appear to damage the plant at all.

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perfect 👍🏼 thanks for the clarification and let us “let nature take its course!”

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aphids that I often see on old chili trees. But we usually use insect poison to kill them

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