RED ANTS/BIGLY ONES

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Re: RED ANTS/BIGLY ONES

Post by taabarang »

Aleena, I have been posting here for a while and even if Frank is mistaken he has a love for agriculture which precludes the possibility that he invents material to appear correct. Like most of us here finding out the truth overrides the desire to entertain.

And on an unrelated note the mango trees attract wild bees which unfortunately are attacked by the red ants. So while the bees still visit the trees the build their hives elsewhere. It's a shame. We used to find the deserted hives under our mango trees with the honey intact.
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Re: RED ANTS/BIGLY ONES

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I got that information from an eminent horticulturist with the biggest tropical fruit collection in Australia.

http://stfc.org.au/visiting-john-jacki- ... -in-cairns

You would see that I backed an opinion with a citation and also mentioned that they are used in some places for pest control.

I grew SE Asian fruit for 20 years in Kuranda, so have opinions, i guess they are in fact "just made up" on the basis of that experience and exhaustive reading on the subject.
Agreed though, that is compelling data http://www.expertguide.com.au/news/article.aspx?ID=132
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