Red Custard Apple - Annona Reticulata - Ants on flowers?

[Julie]

There are ants on my red custard apple flowers and all the flowers are not setting fruit yet.  The tree is not at full size, it's about 1-2 yrs old, this is the first time it's flowering.  Are the ants causing any issues?

[skhan]

Id check for scale or mealy bugs because the ants could be farming them. Ants generally don't seem to be an issue on my annonas. They mainly target my abiu.

[roblack]

Definitely would check for scale. Ants are farming all over our guanabana tree and fruits. Hosing em daily, made a game out of it.

[Orkine]

Are there any pollinators in your yard?
If you are not hand pollinating, you would want to have some insect do the pollination for you.

[skhan]

Definitely would check for scale. Ants are farming all over our guanabana tree and fruits. Hosing em daily, made a game out of it.

Ants are all over mine to but they seem to help with fruit set so I don't mind much.
Haven't seen them farming anything yet though.

I use tanglefoot if i see scale, it works well but it takes a while for things to resolve.

[Julie]

It doesn't seem to have scale, just ants on the flowers.  There are pollinators for mango/avocado in my yard but I've never had other annonas.  Is hand pollination recommended for red custard apple?

[TheVeggieProfessor]

There are ants on my red custard apple flowers and all the flowers are not setting fruit yet.  The tree is not at full size, it's about 1-2 yrs old, this is the first time it's flowering.  Are the ants causing any issues?

Where did you get the tree from? I'm in the area and looking for one.