. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. Fig. 19 Red ant: a, female; b, worker or neuter, enlarged. (After Riley) hydrocyanic acid gas, directions for which are given on page 48. This method of treatment is especially good for the little red ant, because its nests are usually in the walls of the building and there- fore inaccessible. Aside from the fumigation mentioned above, the next most satis- factory method of controlling these pests is to search for their nests and destroy them so far as possible. This can be accomplished only by ascertaining the origin of the continuous
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. Fig. 19 Red ant: a, female; b, worker or neuter, enlarged. (After Riley) hydrocyanic acid gas, directions for which are given on page 48. This method of treatment is especially good for the little red ant, because its nests are usually in the walls of the building and there- fore inaccessible. Aside from the fumigation mentioned above, the next most satis- factory method of controlling these pests is to search for their nests and destroy them so far as possible. This can be accomplished only by ascertaining the origin of the continuous stream of ants and is frequently impossible. The little black ant and the pavement ant are very likely to build nests outdoors under stones. Should the nests be found they can be destroyed by liberal applica- tions of boiling water or spraying with kerosene. Outdoor nests ^Monomorium minutum Mayr. ^Tetramorium caespitum Linn. ^Camponotus herculeanus 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 New York State Museum. Albany : University of the State of New York
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