|
Ginda, it could be that the ants are merely
opportunists. As you probably know, from you medical background, some
human disease organisms only feast on damaged tissue. I removed two old
failed grafts this morning which were still covered with grafting tape and
both of them had ants under the tape. These ants were of two types, one
type was brown and the other was black. Of course some ants select mainly
protein foods and others select carbohydrates. Fire ants are not attracted
to carbohydrates but prefer proteins. These may be a seasonal
preferences. I don't know. Maybe our entomologist member has a
better explanation.
Doc
|
Archive powered by MHonArc 2.6.24.