To Discourage Ants.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 26, Issue 64, 6 August 1915, Page 2

To Discourage Ants.

In ' addition to (ho suggestions lately given for excluding ants. 1 adfl olio oi' two to the number.

Kind out where the insects come from, and make a heavy cli >lk-lin. half an inch across their truck,

Ants, like sheep, follow a leader, and have a regular order of march —it is not explained why—hut ants jha’.e a great h >rror of a chalkline, not one venturing to cross it. i This is one of the most simple mea- [ sures we can adopt ; the preventative I usually prescribed are strong smell- ■ ing, therefore cannot, he used where , food is kept. A strong solution of ' shag tobacco may lie ua‘f il in other 1 laces iiP’e.'tod by ants. A tablespoonful of powdered alum. dnyol- , \cd in a pint of water, sprinkle 1 in ; corners of cupboards, or any place , they frequent, will discourage the ' pests. ■