Derek Caelin is writing a bookI found ants herding aphids on #orientalBittersweet and I am now torn between my love for symbiotic relationships and my desire to purge that invasive plant with a cleansing fire. 🔥🌱🔥
full agree. but those ants... 🐜
Bryan Redeagle@derek It's invasive. Burn it.
neville park@derek in the thumbnail I can see some aphid mummies, too!
@nev I had never heard of aphid mummies. The idea is both terrifying and kinda neat. https://extension.umd.edu/resource/aphid-parasitoids
