Ants are one of the most common types of insects in the world. They live almost throughout the terrestrial ball, with the exception of Antarctica, and the entire population of ants is from 10 to 25% of the biomass of our planet. These small insects, in fact, play in nature a much more important role than might think. What benefits bring to the forest and people, what is his negative impact? Read in our material.
Ants in nature
The vital activity of ants is closely connected with a large number of other inhabitants of the world:
Ants are an important element in the food chain of our planet, but their livelihoods can have both positive and negative consequences. We will tell more about this further.
The benefits and harm of ants in the forest
Red-haired ants in the forest are inhabited by "forest sanitary panels", since this kind of the most active predator and effectively destroys pests.
Forest ants protect the territory from caterpillars, pine silkworms, peelers, etc.
Ants, not aware of whether the reproduction of plants. When they find a seed, they start dragging him to themselves into an anthill. Very often, the ant cannot achieve the goal, and he throws a seed halfway. But it helps colors and plants multiply, spread over long distances.
In general, just one big anthill can maintain the favorable state of the whole hectare of the forest.
Benefit and harm from ants for people
A person most often faces ants on his land plot.
Unlike the forest, where red ants live, you will most likely meet black ants. Their activity is far from being so unequivocally useful, like a fellow. In most cases, the emergence of these ants in the garden becomes a problem.
The fact is that garden ants are directly related to the reproduction of Tly. Between these insects, a strange union was formed, which can turn into a catastrophe for fruit trees.
The failure is the pest that is powered by garden plants. In the process of vital activity, the TL will distinguish a sweet stuff that really likes ants. Ants become real "shepherds" of Tly. They transfer these pests to the garden by placing them on the youngest and tender shoots of trees to get these sweet allocations and eat them.
The ants protect and protect their herds of Tly, thanks to which they begin to multiply very actively. The result of such interaction becomes destroyed or mutilated trees. Therefore, gardeners begin to fight ants, as soon as they appear in the garden.
Positive habitat of ants on our household plots
- The ants eat caterpillars, other insects, destroying much more than birds.
- They also love to eat floral nectar, contributing to pollination of flowers at the cottage.
- Garden ants contribute to rupture of the Earth in the garden. They are able to make thousands of small tunnels at the depth of the soil to the half-meter. In addition, the passages are filled with leaves, blades, the remains of other insects that are trying to drag on these moves.
This contributes to the enrichment of the soil, saturates with organic, mineral substances, as well as oxygen. Those plants not far from which there are anthills, grow much more active and possess lush leaves.
In general, the benefits and harm of ants in the garden is determined by the size of their population, the habitat and the abilities of the gardener. If the anthills started on your beds right on you - you should not let the situation on samonek. It can damage the roots of plants and deprive you of the harvest. At the same time, a small amount of ants on the plot will be useful and even necessary.
The main thing is to follow the population and in time to take preventive measures from the infection of aphid, if the ants have become very numerous in the country.
Unfortunately, forest ants in the garden practically do not meet, although they are the most hardworking, useful for plants and humans. You can meet a red-made ant on my site only if it is located near the forest. Also, some gardeners are specifically taken into the territory of red ants.
In addition to the garden plot, the ants can be found in your home. In this case, they do not have to speak about their benefits. Homemary ants eat products, often carry dangerous infections. This neighborhood is very unpleasant for a person.
