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   we have problems with ants in the orchard   they make nests around
the cultivated
land--- in the "bush"  --bitterbrush, sagebrush, etc they hide under
thick bushes and
i have to scout the areas where i see aphids and track the ants back
to their hive
  after losing too many blossoms to them, i no longer tolerate them
and i dig the whole
hive up with a shovel into a 50 gallon drum and move them to a less
sensitive area ---
far from  my fruit trees     hope that helps  wynne in nc washington
state having a awful
lot of rain for the desert!