Show destructions of ants during the last month a number of people have called on the county agent for help in demtro destroying ing ants in information the following is published carbon di sulphide is the best remedy known for the destruction of colonies of ants which frequently become a great nui nuisance ance to hou households behold eh old banners fal mers and gardeners with ere cre ful observation most of these ants can be traced to their outside hows homos it helps none to destroy even een a large laige number of the workers as the supply is soon rene renewed Nied quickly through the rapid breeding of the colonies the only really way is to destroy the queens queen which lay the eggs egg where ants infest the surface soil generally throughout a considerable area holes not more than eighteen inches apart and several inches deep may be made with a stick or iron bar and an ounce of sulphide disulphide di poured into each and the doles closed immediately after the whole hole area has been treated the ground should be wet thoroughly or covered with waterproof canvass or paper or wet blankets to aid in confining tho the gas carbon di A sulphide is very poison ous and so that the same should be handled with great care |