Q&A - Are ants harmful in a vegetable garden?

Question:
Are ants harmful in a vegetable garden?

Answer:
Ants generally are beneficial insects. They can eat insects but they also may eat your plants. An example -- fire ants -- can eat harmful insects but if there are so many of them you can't work your garden then they are harmful to you.

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