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I have just discovered that some of my carrots have this very dense presence of insects.

Are they aphids?

I have learned recently that ants love to grow aphids and I could notice some ants around aphids in other plants before. But this is different: around these carrots, there is a massive highway of ants (not sure if it is related).

What should I do about this?

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Pablo Guerrero
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Your carrots do have a severe aphid infestation. Often you can blast them off with a strong jet of water, but the ants will lift them back up again if they're harvesting the aphid dew.

So, you're left with any of the insecticidal mixes that deal with aphids including insecticidal soaps, neem oil etc, as well as biocontrol with parasitic wasps and ladybugs.

Insects tend to attack damaged plants so check to see if your carrots are stressed in any way.

Graham Chiu
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