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Listening recently to the Today programme on BBC Radio 4, I was horrified to learn that Lasius neglectus, an invasive ant species, could soon be arriving in British gardens. The species, thought to have originated in western Asia, is already

have quite heavy infestations. The tips of affected plants are usually covered with the little blighters, which are carefully tended to by a handful of busy ants. The ants 'farm' the aphids for their sweet, sugary secretions, called honeydew. They push