Show teas HUNTS ints federal scientist searching for species from argentine pet pests are pronounced vicious am ana are proof again against mean means generally used to destroy insect insects multiply very rapidly tex dr pelos delos van I 1 dim 1 I ti c of ot t alu 1 it ati bun ri au of entomology L n lt ed S t a tee d apartment part ment of agrical tun ture Is in to aleston galeston on nn an ant anthont bunt ing ir dr van oine dino ie Is asso t ilind I 1 lit d uh ith tho tile southern field crop in t under tinder the direction ol 01 1 hunter in charge of the laboratory nt at dallas and la Is in charge of tin of needs insect affecting gar cant and rico lr dr N an dino la is searching for a special kind of ant to be very dw d the and anti which has lien import d into tho the country from and hoping and praying ho lie might not find it it Is known knon that these anti ants have hot ot tt a foothold in louisiana lAu lelana and other titer states even eien as 1111 tar far ae as call fornia and tho the government la Is anxious to eradicate as an quickly as poa elbic sible it la Is believed thane ants which in general appearance differ very tittle little if any from other ante ants found in flits country got into thia this country through fruit and other shipments imported from roin argentina dr van nan dino dine hae has just completed a tour of the sugarcane sugar cane and rice growing sect section ioni of texas and la Is on his way to tho the louisiana field fields incidentally he ie to searching for this abi new ant bul but so far has not any in texis even though they are la in laree large numbers num lers ere in the sugar cano see ec tion of and in new orleans are doing considerable damage the department requests samples of all kinds of ants found in galveston kent sent to the government entomological bureau at dallas just kill a few anti ants and mall mail them in a small box to ahlo abi address and he the experts will examine them end find out tt it al of the arrn arron tine specimens are among thorn them tb I way bo be found if t here in the hotels and homes this ant drives out all other ante ants soine of which are beneficial insects it also forms alliances all lancea with ith tho the mealy meal bug and plant lle hee and protects prot ecta thee these most destructive insects 11 which do d stroy sular cane rane rico rice and other crop crops theme argentine Arge nUno ants are vicious things which bleb destroy the good la in sects and protect and encourage eico the th othart these insects multiply rapid ly and are wonders onders in the ant family it Is to eald said that insect powder germi and aind other insect destroyers hh no terror for thebe these ans KI and that they can bridga many ob bolcs stables eald said to be ho against ant invasions bior instance the water gerrels in which the th leg of tables are set met do not deter these theme ants when men nn an army of argen tine ants invades a homo home and finds the clipboards cupboards and tables surrounded by vessel teasels containing water the com mandr of the ant army bamily decrees thata RuM sufficient clent number of lu in sects bo hilled killed tu 16 form a bridge over abich iho the living army croiset croe sei tb the water ani invades the tile tables or sideboards fo noa that the ant has invaded this country and promises prom lees to continue pit i laging and destroying distro ying crop uncle sam Is anxious to find some war way ui 1 wiping out the entire family with this end in view one of the greatest experts in this country on ants to now experimenting under the diorec ion tion of william newell in charge ol 01 the crop peet pest commission in I 1 ault oulu lana jana it Is said the known that dmetro or drive away tho tile on or dinar ant have no effect upon ats tats revolutionists from lit thi south in republic and boma t thing more will have to b bf invented to wipe file them out |