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Do fire ants help control cotton insects?

Last Updated: October 28, 2008

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In many cases fire ants are considered beneficial to cotton because they feed on the eggs from bollworms and budworms. If you have aphids however you may have a different opinion. The fire ants feed on the honey dew produced by the aphids and often protects the aphid populations from predators.

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