Re(2): Ants and Ginger?
dave-poole@ilsham.demon.co.uk writes:
>If you look very closely at the leaves where they are attached to
>their sheathing bases or along the edges, you should see either the
>occasional, tiny globule of a clear syrupy substance or, if it has had
>a chance to solidify, a semi-transparent grain, almost like a grain of
>sugar. In fact this is precisely what it is, albeit containing only
>tiny amounts of sucrose, but nevertheless enough to make ants come and
>raid.
Thanks, I did notice some small droplets on the leaves (I noticed that as
they unfurl a watery substant forms at the tips of the rolled leaves).
Anyway, I also found out the source of the ants. Seems they had come in
through cracks in the walls near the base board, and made a nest in the
pot with my Chamaedorea seifrizii. I flooded the pot in the bathtub to
drive them out, and washed them down the drain.
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