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Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee

Every melon vine has ants aplenty---some very small, some about 4mm, but no fireants...yet.
Will ants damage watermelon vines? If so, is there ant poison(s) that kill ants but does no harm to melon vines?
TIA, Clutch

6/27/2012 1:28:00 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

In bee keeping I always use cinnamon, but in the garden I go right for the ant crystals.

6/27/2012 1:56:03 PM

Defiance,OH

i also have lots of ants, when u say ant crystals, is it something i can get from nursery or a local hardware?

6/27/2012 5:24:21 PM

Ut

The hardware store has ant poison in little containers you put on the ground. The ants feed on it and take it home to the queen so it wipes out the whole colony. I'd set a few of those out, but I'm not sure if the ants will hurt or help your vines.

6/28/2012 5:56:55 PM

Sourthern Utah

depending on the ants,, they can be, benefically to plants,, just my thoughts

6/28/2012 6:04:01 PM

Rochester, Minnesota

In general, I have found the ants to be more destructive than good.

6/29/2012 11:09:43 AM

Okla

From what I have seen ants promote aphids because they farm them.

6/30/2012 8:45:51 PM