The presence of aphids and ants in the garden does not indicate anything good. These two species live in symbiosis and can lead to severe damage in the garden. If you want to get rid of them ...

We determined the effects of red imported fire ants on the abundance of aphids, other herbivorous insects, and beneficial arthropods in Alabama tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) by manipulating the ...

The Florida Entomologist Vol. 72, No. 1, Mar., 1989 Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Labor... Impact of the Imported Fire Ant on Laboratory Populations of Cotton Aphid (Aphis gossypii) Predators ...

Other ant species herd aphid 'cattle', which they eat and also milk for honeydew, a plant sap excreted by the aphids. They even have their own ‘fences’ to prevent the aphids from straying away.

Other facts: Black garden ants don’t just hunt food—they farm it. They often live alongside colonies of aphids, which secrete a substance called honeydew that ants eat. The ants “milk” the ...