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ury949
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I have ants on my aloe plant. Will they damage it? Is there a safe way to get rid of them without bothering the plant?
Plants: 3 | From: Florida | Registered: Mar 2006  |  Seeded: 129.61.46.16
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Ants should not bother the plant. Ants for the most part will not harm a living plant, actually they eat away at dead tissue which cleans the plant, or eat the pests which are bothering it.

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Mike Maier
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Plants: 1592 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2003  |  Seeded: 68.187.119.171
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or they are farming aphids and scale on the plant. I would check for any insects closely on the plant. Watch the ants and see what they are doing.. that will give you a clue.

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Plants: 435 | From: PA | Registered: Jan 2004  |  Seeded: 205.188.116.9
   

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