Ant bait a problem for compost

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  1. shiney

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    Shouldn't affect your plants. :blue thumb:
     
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      I usually leave Ants alone in the garden but I do stop them in their tracks when they start protecting, using and farming Blackfly on the tips of plants for the "honey dew" that the Blackfly produce and the Ants like.:dunno::coffee:
       
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        We do the same. They love to farm blackfly on our runner beans. :mad: That's not allowed :nonofinger:
         
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