Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 209, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1919 — Antis Sweet Tooth. [ARTICLE]

Antis Sweet Tooth.

One of the greatest pests that haunt our orange groves Is the Argentine ant, and yet It never goes hear the' trees. Every bit of the damage it ] does indirectly. It seems that it has a very sweet tooth and is abnormallyl fond of a honey dew that Is secreted ■ by certain mealy bugs and scales that ! are most injurious, and It will go to any lengths to protect them from be- , Ing destroyed or harmed In any way.! In Louisiana they have discovered a way of trapping these ants. They construct nests and when they all congregate there, as they will in rainy ! weather, they can destroy them. In California they poison them with poison syrup. When they once gone it is easy/ enough to deal with thalr friends. \