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title: "Ants are farming orange aphids on my recently opened blooms. These…"
description: "Ants are farming orange aphids on my recently opened blooms. These are the first blooms of my three years old Hoya Loyceandrewsiana. The ants are eating the…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/-Hvw2UpVTXuBN-5q5GuMYg/IdJEEfiStSyONwOrsoO7e4"
community: "Hoya Hoarders"
author: "Sunny"
published: "2025-05-16T15:24:09.327679Z"
language: "en"
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# Ants are farming orange aphids on my recently opened blooms. These…

_Posted by Sunny on 2025-05-16_

Ants are farming orange aphids on my recently opened blooms. These are the first blooms of my three years old Hoya Loyceandrewsiana. The ants are eating the nectar in the flowers. The ants benefit from the nectar produced by the aphids after the aphids suck the sap from my plants. The ants move the aphids to the tender new shoots and fight off insects that come onto the plant. Symbiotic pests. I have leveled up to using Raid ant and roach spray to fight them. 😩

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## 5 comments

### Rhus commented on 2025-05-16

Ahh, ecology. Haha. Good luck, your opponent is known for teamwork and perseverance!

#### Sunny replied on 2025-05-16

Thank you. The enemies are tenacious and well organized!😂

### Sunny commented on 2025-05-17

Update: Tragedy! The ants cut off all the flower stems!😭 Time to dunk the pot in water the ants. I will temporarily move the plant to a new location until I can wash away the ant trails to the area.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/dzywOwdlQJ2dA8Tq2yzvOw.webp?size=large)

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#### Rhus replied on 2025-05-21

Noooooo! Tiny jerks!!

#### Sunny replied on 2025-05-21

Definitely, they are fighting back.

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