Re: [CH] Hab-loving ants

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Frank Munley wrote:
> 
> Every year, my habs are afflicted by tiny ants which eat holes in the
> peppers and just have a ball running around inside.  I guess they have a
> discriminating sense of taste, because they wait until the peppers are
> ripe--the middle of August here in Virginia.  Is there a chemically
> benign way to ward them off?  I worry about strong chemicals diffusing
> through the pepper skin, in which case even washing won't help.

I don't think ants eat Habs. They are probably farming your aphids.

Wash with soapy water or spray with a chemical insect control. 
Whichever you prefer and, Lo and Behold. no aphids = no ants.

Tony Flynn

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