Show ELIMINATE NATE ANTS BY USE OF 11 I 1 the red g or harvester harv cater ants aa ai maeng their beds on the farm land the following control measure is recco mended by the extension I 1 sion service of the utah state agri cult aural college ditolve one ounce of potassium or sodium cyanide in one gallon of water locate the center of the bed and thrust a spade in to full depth pry forward on the spade handle and pour about half a vint pint of the cyanide solution into the hole behind the spade withdraw the spade as carefully as poss possible ible to avoid disturbing the dirt better results are obtained when the application 1 Is made just following a rain to t treat rt ea the entire bed this process should be repeated by working outward from the center of the bed the cyanide should exterminate the ants at the first but if a ew remain within the course of a month the process should be repeated using a smaller quantity of the solution caution should be used in handling the cyanide as it is extremely poisonous care should be used to keep it from coming in contact with the skink skin the small black garden or lawn ants can be controlled by injecting a small quantity of carbon disulphide commonly known as high life into the entrance of each nest press the toot foot down on the entrance to confine the gas plants are injured or kille if they come in contact with thi chemical |