whitenack
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We have a young (6 years old) bur oak tree that we got too close to with the lawnmower. One side of the trunk got nailed pretty good, and we have a pretty good sized wound. I have been checking on it a lot lately, fearing fatal damage. The tree still looks good, but there are some large, red ants that are all over the wound and a few in the leaves.
Are these good ants, protecting the wound from bad bugs, or are these bad ants?
The ants on the leaves seemed to be shepherding some smaller bugs that were huddled together at the main vain of the leaf they were on. They didn't look like the aphids I have seen in pictures, but they could have been.
Thanks
Are these good ants, protecting the wound from bad bugs, or are these bad ants?
The ants on the leaves seemed to be shepherding some smaller bugs that were huddled together at the main vain of the leaf they were on. They didn't look like the aphids I have seen in pictures, but they could have been.
Thanks