Tiny Ants Eating My Tomatoes

[gil1]

Mostly the ones starting to turn and ripen. Any suggestions? Thanks.

 

[catman529]

dang haven't had that problem... are the maters split? Any damage to the tomatoes or are there just ants there?

 

[fishboy1]

Tiny Aardvark ? :D

 

[gil1]

It may well be that the tomatoes already had holes in them, so the ants would have just been cleaning up. But now I wonder what the holes are about.

 

[Dodge Man]

Birds pecking them making holes then the ants come to the open tomatoe would be my guess.

 

[gil1]

Birds pecking them making holes then the ants come to the open tomatoe would be my guess.

Think that's it cause the birds are now having a field day. Any idea how to get rid of birds?

 

[Dodge Man]

I know some people around here will hang pie pans from a string and the wind blows them and makes a flash and some noise and it keeps them away.

 

[catman529]

I know some people around here will hang pie pans from a string and the wind blows them and makes a flash and some noise and it keeps them away.

I have seen this trick but not payed attention to whether it works or not.

I have watched birds in the community garden near 2 owl decoys though and they don't care at all, so an owl decoy is a waste of money.