Ants are Dying on Plants Again

peebee · April 28, 2015

I posted this below in 2012, hope I'm doing this right and it shows:
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...t=sudden+death

Anyways, it is happening again, at the office garden, in another bed (I have 3 there) than last time. I took pics but it is pointless cuz all you'd see are shriveled dead ants on tomatoes leaves. No other bugs on, under, or near leaves. Lots of ants scurrying up and down the stems, and they will seem like they are stoned or dozing when they get on the leaves. The next day, they are dead.
In my past post, someone mentioned that perhaps it was the prickly parts of the plants that caused this; Out of several tomatoes, only one is exhibiting this weirdness and it is a Captain Lucky. The plant is smooth. There is another Captain Lucky in another bed and there are no ants anywhere on it.
The building I work in is in a warehouse commercial area. As far as I know, no one is manufacturing anything except food products like dressings etc. Most are just warehouse/storage places, but Im wondering if there is toxic waste here underground from long ago that is causing this? Why only one plant, and why in a different bed frm 2012? Come to think of it, it might have happened again since then but I just ignored it because I was not worried after posting about it.
And yet...I've searched the internet but have found no answers or a plausible reason why.

Anyone else seen this before?

April 28, 2015	#1
peebee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Southern CA Posts: 1,714	Ants are Dying on Plants Again I posted this below in 2012, hope I'm doing this right and it shows: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthrea...t=sudden+death Anyways, it is happening again, at the office garden, in another bed (I have 3 there) than last time. I took pics but it is pointless cuz all you'd see are shriveled dead ants on tomatoes leaves. No other bugs on, under, or near leaves. Lots of ants scurrying up and down the stems, and they will seem like they are stoned or dozing when they get on the leaves. The next day, they are dead. In my past post, someone mentioned that perhaps it was the prickly parts of the plants that caused this; Out of several tomatoes, only one is exhibiting this weirdness and it is a Captain Lucky. The plant is smooth. There is another Captain Lucky in another bed and there are no ants anywhere on it. The building I work in is in a warehouse commercial area. As far as I know, no one is manufacturing anything except food products like dressings etc. Most are just warehouse/storage places, but Im wondering if there is toxic waste here underground from long ago that is causing this? Why only one plant, and why in a different bed frm 2012? Come to think of it, it might have happened again since then but I just ignored it because I was not worried after posting about it. And yet...I've searched the internet but have found no answers or a plausible reason why. Anyone else seen this before?