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Circleville

Hey folks, Huff here & I'm at my brothers place. I've got 2 cherry trees with ants laying eggs all over them. Does it hurt to put liquid seven on the cherry trees to kill the ants?

5/24/2003 1:33:19 PM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hry Huff, I don't think it would...can't read my ornamental pages for recommedations sheets got wet in the rain!

5/24/2003 2:15:14 PM

Just be sure to read the label for the time you have to wait before the cherries are safe to eat. Don't want to ingest Sevin!

5/24/2003 6:43:52 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Sevin will thin fruit if you spray when the plant is in flower. And this could be a good thing on some trees. But I can't help but wonder what sort of ants would be a problem on Cherry's. Are you sure the Ant's aren't colonizing Aphids?

Ant's themselves won'[t harm the tree or the fruit in most cases.

Steve

5/24/2003 11:37:15 PM

porterville, calif.

Sevin won,t work on ants.It is very tockic to bees and other good bugs. You do want to keep the ants out of your trees. They do bring in aphids. The ants will do damage to your trees by finding weak spots from dead wood and burrowing in. Find something like tanglefoot to put around the base of your trees to keep the ants away. Also the trees limbs must not be touching the fence, house or ground. The ants will use that way to get into your trees

5/25/2003 1:30:12 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

The real question is what are the ants doing in the tree? Are they laying eggs or Farming Aphids? There are alot of Ant Killer powders out there. I cant find my organic dictionary right now to give you the organic control.

5/25/2003 4:46:00 AM

Montoursville, PA

I would be inclined to believe they are farming aphids.

5/25/2003 11:24:46 AM

Billerica,Massachusetts

first thing i though was aphids also

5/27/2003 12:55:26 PM

Key West, FL

I have notices ants all over in my pumpkin patch, what do you think they are doing, and are they a problem?

5/27/2003 1:49:03 PM

porterville, calif.

Ben I would try to get rid of the ants. They will farm the apihds, and also protect whitefly to. If aphids show up the ants will drive away any good bugs that try to get to the aphids and the whitefly. Greg

5/27/2003 2:37:56 PM

mcminnville oregon

MY FRUIT TREES HAVE ALWAYS HAD DIESEASE PROBLEMS???? THIS YEAR EVERYTHING IS CLEAN !!!! AND IM SPRAYINNG EVERYDAY ITS NOT WET!! (SULFER/OIL) i BET THE ANTS WONT LIKE THEM EITHER !!!! i BET THEY ARE EATINNG THE SWEET CANNKERS!????

1/6/2004 9:11:17 PM