Are these ants harmful or helpful?

[yoquierotacobell]

In the last week or so I've noticed little black ants making what seems to be a mud nest on some of the branches of my plants. Are they helping or hurting the plant?

 

[max316420]

Dam dude is that the stock of your plant?? I would get rid of them, I think some ants like to munch on leaves

 

[svsuv]

I would get rid of them too. Might get in the buds - wouldn't want to smoke them.

 

[max316420]

you see the size of the stem on that fucker??? DAMN that shit is BIG

 

[yoquierotacobell]

I was told to spray them off the plant and get something called "Tanglefoot". Tanglefoot is applied to the stem for a few inches to keep crawly bugs off. So, I'm going to look into that and see how it goes. Let me know if you guys think of other things I should try.

 

[yoquierotacobell]

you see the size of the stem on that fucker??? DAMN that shit is BIG

... better be, she's been growing forever.

 

[rich.post]

Good god it looks like an OAK TREE!

 

[PlatinumOG]

I thought that was a different type of plant in the first pic BIG ASS STEM nice tho bro..

 

[SweetestCheeba]

dude how long have u been growing her and does she get the full 12 hrs of light and darkness

 

[moneytrain]

they are not good for the plant at all you will have a whole bunch of dead ants in your bud and the ant larve feed on the moisture of the plant which will kill it eventually do something FAST

 

[doser]

tanglefoot is badassed

 

[max316420]

You gotta take a pic of that whole plant, I'm dying to see how big it actually is.

 

[neved]

Really cut them

 

[max316420]

Really cut them

huh????????????

 

[neved]

I have a big outdoor garden.
I c your problem as much as my hair.
I cut them thin not totally

 

[yoquierotacobell]

dude how long have u been growing her and does she get the full 12 hrs of light and darkness

Since March, at least. And yes.

 

[yoquierotacobell]

I have a big outdoor garden.
I c your problem as much as my hair.
I cut them thin not totally

... still a bit confused.

 

[yoquierotacobell]

You gotta take a pic of that whole plant, I'm dying to see how big it actually is.

Last time I measured it, it was about 5 feet across and about 4 feet tall.

 

[neved]

... still a bit confused.

here is my outdoor ....

 

[dirtysnowball]

fuck them ants they started munching on my roots

make some tobacco juice and add some extra neem oil. you dont want those little bastards. kill them