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Originally Posted by Ducay
If the tree is attracting lady birds (aphid eaters) then I would just try spraying the base with some kind of ant poison or insecticide. They're aphids' bodyguards and if there are lots of predators (ladybugs and caterpillars) then they're usually pretty weak without the ants there as defense. (Ants defend aphids as the aphids make delicious honeydew poop the ants love). If you've got plenty of lady birds/bugs then spraying the whole tree with any sort of insecticide will kill everyone.
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Interesting. I didn't spray last night. There is a big battle going on in that tree between the aphids, ants and lady bugs, caterpillars. Maybe I'll let it play out.
Any idea why the aphids infest the tree to begin with? Is it the type of tree? Location? Some sort of other condition?