gardenymph
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Reged: 01/27/08
Posts: 33
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Why do ants love peony buds? Anyone know?
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IntrepidMeredith
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Reged: 03/20/06
Posts: 147
Loc: Zone 4 Wisconsin
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I think the buds secrete some kind of nectar that the ants are drinking. Everything that I've ever heard, however, says that the ants do no harm to the peonies while they're crawling on them.
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MDtibbies
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Reged: 06/12/09
Posts: 4
Loc: Maryland
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I'm told that not only do the ants do no harm, they actually aid the plant in getting the buds to open.
-------------------- Pat, in rural Maryland
zone 6b
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Pippi
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Reged: 04/28/08
Posts: 25
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Ditto to all of the above responses.
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