Sugar Ants? Are they a threat?

[beensmokin420]

I keep finding a sugar ants in my grow room and sometimes on my plants and I wanna know if they are harmful to my plants? If so, what are they eating in my grow room? Thanks. :allgood:

 

[berrydizzle]

I think your straight unless they make a home in your soil. Damn pothead ants!!

 

[beensmokin420]

Well, gladly I only find them in ones and never groups so I think they are just checkin out the area, no harm to the plants so I guess i'm good, got some Sevin Duster just in case tho!

 

[Akornpatch]

Ants will actually eat a lot of other pests and are beneficial. With that said...why are they coming around your space in the first place?

 

[beensmokin420]

Well my house is very clean and I vaccum very often so its not crumbs and what not they are after. They haven't shown up in weeks so they are gone as far as I know. What I think I was seeing was a "scout", its the ant that checks out new turf to find food and if/once he does the workers will follow the sent of that scout to the location of the food, the are intelligent as hell!

They haven't hurt my crop in any way so I'm good.

 

[Smokin Moose]

Sugar ants on a plant can also be a sign of scale or aphids. The ants seek out these pests and feed on the nectar exuded by the pests, so are an early warning sign of a problem. There are passive ant baits that you can use which have no impact on your plants. The worker ants collect the bait (which often contains Borax as the active ingredient) and carry it back to the nest and the queen, killing the whole colony. So yes, sugar ants are an early warning of a problem with pests.