Ants and yarrow

We have a lot of ants in our garden, and they seem partial to make their nests under the yarrow plants. Is this common? These plants are not doing well.
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#1 Comment By Heather On 06/19/2012 @ 9:52 am

It is likely the plants are being affected by aphids. They are very small insects that suck the sap out of the plant. The ants use aphids like cows, and will “milk” them for the sweet honeydew they excrete. The ants will set up a colony near the aphid population to make the trip to care for them shorter.

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