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four (9B near 9A)

5 years ago

Not only is petroleum jelly ineffective against ants (at least big ones) on Senna alata, but also it causes stem deterioration. Finally it collapsed :

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beesneeds
5 years ago
Well yeah, applying petroleum products to plants is a bad recommendation. Tanglefoot would have been the better option there.

Were the ants damaging your plant?
four (9B near 9A)
Original Author
5 years ago
Tanglefoot (brand) product is petroleum based.

Ants do not damage plants, they "damage" things on plants, in this case butterfly eggs and caterpillars.
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Jay 6a Chicago
5 years ago
Four, Senna alata evolved to use ants for protection. This is nuts trying to prevent them from being on that plant. You should find and use legumes that don't have ant nectaries as butterfly hostplants.
four (9B near 9A)
Original Author
4 years ago
I began harvesting the eggs and raising the caterpillars, with some success. Most hatchings do not survive, the / a cause being miniscule predators that I saw through microscope. Ants may be of negligible concern.

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