ANTS DISLIKE TAR
The well-known dislike of rats and mice to the smell of tar is also borne by the flying ants which have been so prevalent in and around Auckland during the past week, says, the "Star" Street tar spraying was going on in the western part of Devonport during the weekend, when myriads of flying ants made it very unpleasant for those in the open. They even invaded some of the houses. The tar sprayer got to work on Saturday morning, and the engine made much noise as it operated. It was soon evident that the workmen would not be worried with the pests, and as the smell of the tar floated over a widely scattered area the ants flew away. The noise may have scared the pests, for ants are sensitive to any kind of noise, but it is thought that it was "the smell of the tar which sent them away to worry folk where no tar spraying was being carried on.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 85, 9 April 1936, Page 11
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166ANTS DISLIKE TAR Evening Post, Volume CXXI, Issue 85, 9 April 1936, Page 11
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