Does anyone know if ants are attracted to any of the following substances, by chance?
Natural rubber 100
Clay 32
Zinc oxide 9
Sulphur 3.5
Diphenylguanidine (DPG)
Cyclohexyl benthiazyl sulphenamide (HBS)
(http://www.itftennis.com/technical/equipment/balls/manufacture/index.asp)
Ants usually form lines along the seams in the felt on tennis balls- so it must be something in the rubber core or the glue/cure that holds the felt in place. Thanks for any help!
Ziel: I am saying that ants flock to the tennis balls. I’ve noticed it quite often, when a ball is left alone for a while, whether it’s on grass, concrete or the court itself, ants find it and crawl along the seams.