A Pest of Ants
Dear Aunt Daisy, " Can you give me a recipe to kill or frighten away ants? "Hastings." It ants have invaded the sugar bin, empty the bin, scrub it out well and don’t use it for awhile. Meantime keep the sugar in a closed tin. When the ants are to be seen on floor or table or in a cupboard, smother them with a thick layer of SALT. They generally stop coming after a very short time. Don’t sweep up the salt too soon-leave it lying. The ants often take away the dead ones. There is also a DDT powder obtainable which kills ants-and cockroaches,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 501, 28 January 1949, Page 23
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108A Pest of Ants New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 501, 28 January 1949, Page 23
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