Dennis brings up an interesting point (I've had problems with ants farming mealies and scale.) that I learned from a pest control person. Ants farm aphids and other insect-type creatures. I was having a terrible problem with ants around and under the house and was told the ugly 20-foot laurel hedge in my front yard (I had just moved in.) was a major hiding out place for them. There were some 150 feet of hedge in fact so it was a major undertaking given the bushes were 20-25 feet tall. It was worth all the hard work! I removed almost all the laurel hedges within the first year and have not had problems since. Robin Hansen Nursery robin@hansennursery.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…