. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Florida Ant, in all stages.—Original. concealment is possible. So numerous are they that Mr. Hill thinks there may be thousands in a colony, and he has destroyed hundreds of colonies within the past two years. Weak and queenless colonies suffer most, but none are exempt. Scouts are s6nt out to locate the prey in the early twilight. I^ater the chosen victims are stormed by the ant army and routed, though many ants die in the conflict. This ant (Fig. 288) is known as the bull-dog ant in Florida. It is known to science as Camponotus esuri
. The bee-keeper's guide : or, Manual of the apiary. Bees. Florida Ant, in all stages.—Original. concealment is possible. So numerous are they that Mr. Hill thinks there may be thousands in a colony, and he has destroyed hundreds of colonies within the past two years. Weak and queenless colonies suffer most, but none are exempt. Scouts are s6nt out to locate the prey in the early twilight. I^ater the chosen victims are stormed by the ant army and routed, though many ants die in the conflict. This ant (Fig. 288) is known as the bull-dog ant in Florida. It is known to science as Camponotus esuriens. (See American Bee Journal, Vol XL,I, page 72.) Mr. Hill finds only one way—burning—to destroy them, and only one to keep them at bay. The legs of the hive stands are cut with a basin (Fig. 289), which is waxed and kept filled with carbolic acid. This is not satisfactory, as it evaporates quickly. I would suggest mixing kerosene and lard, both of which are very obnoxious to insects, and fill the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Albert John, 1842-1916. Chicago : York
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