To destroy an ants’ nest, sprinkle all the crevies where the ants collect with powdered borax and soda in equal quantities. Then pour hot water on the powder— -not too much, but just enough to drive in a strong solution of the material. The ants will quickly be destroyed wherever the mixture is in contact with them, and other ants will avoid the place in the future.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TS19340112.2.154
Bibliographic details
Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20202, 12 January 1934, Page 9
Word Count
67Untitled Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20202, 12 January 1934, Page 9
Using This Item
Star Media Company Ltd is the copyright owner for the Star (Christchurch). You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Star Media. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in