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Thu, May 12, 11 at 16:20
| I have a year old pile of wood chips that I use for mulch. I'm almost through with it but for the past few loads I've noticed an increasingly strong citronella odor. I can only attribute this to the presence of citronella ants.
http://pestcemetery.com/citronella-ant/ The article notes that these ants subordinate aphids and mealy bugs for food production. Is anybody aware of a situation where plants declined when citronella ants were around? Because of the pests that are associated with them? |
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| Like all the other ants, these are part of Ma Natures recycling machine and are more beneficial then harmful. There is no need to be concerned about them, especially since control of ants is more hazardous to you and your environment then leaving them alone would be. |
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