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Hi I have red ants in my potato patch, they have eaten most of them and the potatoes are full of ridges, what can I do to clear the patch, i have dug up all potatoes,
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Waterbutts thanks for replying,
but I do believe the ants have attacked the potatoes,
I know its weird
they have treated the potatoes (hard to describe) like a runway all over each of them and through them, and also covered in tiny white eggs? Used the same patch last couple of years didn't have them before? think I need something to get rid of them?
Despite what you are convinced off-ants do no eat potatoes-that is definite
It is a slug attack or some other other pest has been at them first-then the ants move in just to mop up bits-they do the same with strawberries
The eggs could be slug eggs-possibly wrong time of year- they maybe ant eggs also-depends on the shape and texture.
But they are not the villains in your potato patch in this case.
Will dig over and see what happens. Hopefully that will do the trick. Thanks.
Ants dislike wet earth - if you have ants in your veg patch regular watering will get rid of them.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.