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Hamwild said:I realize this may be more of a houseplant issue, but there are some succulents with caudexes (is that a word? ) and this one is kind of close. I noticed some ants on my 'Ponytail Palm' earlier and ended up peeling away the outer skin on part of the base of the trunk. It's still hard underneath, but there seems to be a small crevice where ants are moving in (eggs and all). What can I do?



I'm not sure how to link a video, but here's a video of the ants:
https://www.flickr.com/gp/diva...

I almost lost an old ponytail to ants. I had to remove it from the pot, soaked it awhile in rain water with a dash of Dawn till the ants died or left, then re-potted it. New soil and cleaned pot good, plant doing fine now. I don't always worry about ants in my plants but I could tell it was getting out of hand and plant was suffering.