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Subject: Re: a question about black-eyed peas
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Date: Wed, 24-Sep-86 09:11:29 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 24 09:11:29 1986
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In article <1509@princeton.UUCP>, booth@princeton.UUCP (Heather Booth) says:
     
>I'm growing some black-eyed peas and have trouble with
>black ants.  They cluster around the tops of the pods.
     
I've heard that ants are good guys.  Earlier this season I had lots
of ants on my corn. A gardening friend told me to look closer and
see if there was something the ants were eating. There were aphids.
I'm not sure if ants are good guys in all situations, but I'd
suggest looking to see if there are some harder to see bad guys
that the ants are feeding on.  Good luck.