Unless you have an aphid infestation. Here in Northern California ants farm aphids and are damn good at it. Your plants will have aphids all over them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnpJibC5iA0 - A video showing the relationship between ants and aphids. The ants protect the aphids on the plant from a number of predators and in return the aphids provide the ants with food in the form of honeydew.
Interestingly, there are some studies that suggest the aphids secrete the honeydew as a response to high lady-bug populations. In nature, it's hard to tell who is taking advantage of who.