Replies to post #7857 on ~SUSTAINABLE LIVING FOR CHALLENGING TIMES

[eaglesurvivor]

sumisu: maybe, you and I are on the very cusp of an interesting scientific breakthrough. I am actually only half-joking. No ants means no aphids. One would think that because ants can be an enemy of worms, that this situation could not exist.

Now the black ant does like to make its nest against walls, rocks, and/or under stones. I long ago removed any significant stones from my plot (although they're around as markers). Could this is the reason?

[bagwa-john]

I've noticed the ants have been less of a problem in our yard for about two years. They're very localized to only a few places in the yard this year. Under the deck where my shed is, is their last bastion. We also had the house treated with an orange oil to help get rid of termites about 2 years back as well. Maybe a connection, but the soil is certainly changing things. I see ants in a few of my large pots once in a while, but mostly they're becoming less of a problem.