Vine Ants and Pomegranate Rot: Bait Ants, Spray Copper Fungicide

Northern Pakistan: 1) Black soil ants climb vine, eat stem/fruit; 2) Pomegranate flowers drop, fruit rots and falls.

Ant Control: Cream of Wheat Bait

Sprinkle Cream of Wheat (plus borax if available) around plants. Ants carry it to nest, swell, and die. Repeat. Coffee grounds, cinnamon, baby powder are repellents/killers but bait works best.

Pomegranate: Fungal Fruit Rot

Spray copper fungicide multiple times during fruiting season. Some flower drop normal; fruit rot needs fungicide. Available at garden/farm supply.