The Hillsborough recorder., 1870-04-27

[From the Sow England Farmer.l

The following are among the methods Of
destroying these destructive insects.
: Forsyth says, :. You may destroy many
Of them BY mixing quick lime with SCOT,
and laying it along their roads, where You
see them thickest but where you can come at
their nests, the best way is to put a piece
Of quick lime into them and poor Us much
water over the lime as will slake it, the
heat Of which will destroy them--wlisn you
have poured in the water, cover the lime
with turf or a little earth, which will
render il more effectual By confning the
heat. You may slake the lime with mix
ture Of nrino and soap-suds. which will
render it still more cffectual.'
IL the wallsof an apartment are washed
with painters brush, dipped in a solution
made Of four ounces Of corrosive sublimatc
in two gallons of water, both the ant and
red spider win be destroyed.
When you End their nests or other col
lcctions Of them near home, you may pour
hot water on them. When farmer ma
nures his land, if he uses ashes, lime, or
sea-sand, he may be sure Of not being an
noyed by ants.
An English publication asserts, /" Ants
that frequent houses and gardens, may be
destroyed by taking -four II birthstone halt
a pound, and potash four ounces; set them
in an iron or earthen pan over fire, till
dissolved and united afterwards beat them
TO powder, and infuse little Of this
powder in water; and wherever you sprin-
kla it tile anita will aio-or aaa tha, ,.laea ;,
Likewise, .scorosiye mblimate mixed
well with sugar. has proved mortal poi
son 10 them, and is the most effectual way
Of destroying these insects"
Another remedy is as follows Make d
strong decoction Of tobacco aud the tender
shoots Of elder, by pouring boiling water
on them; then sprinkle fruit trees infested
with ants or other insects, with this decoc-
tion, cold, twice a week. for two or three
weeks, with 4 small brush; which win ef
fcctually destroy the insects and preserve
the fruit and leaves.
To preserve dishes Of meat in cupboards
&c. against ants, il has been recommended
to take wine glass we'll cleaned and plac'
il in your cupboard or safe, upside down
and put the dish or plate which contain
your meat. on it. Itmay be here balanced
with the greatest safety. and il il said, vii
be preserved from ants. provided care j
taken chat the meat and dish be free fron
them when placed in that situation.
Ants are unjustly accused Of damaging
fruit trees, and are incorrectly supposed Z
be authors Of mischief accruing from th
dcprodations Of aphides. alias plant lice
alias pucerous, aliasr cine f,,eiiers. The ex
crcmcnts Of these last mentioned insect
are sweet, and compose ono kind of hone
dew, called sgfasio meiita. Ants rambl'
over trees which are infested with these in
scots, for the purpose Of feeding on thi
sweet substance. aud are mistaken for tn
cause Of honey dow. aud the disease Of th
tree Of which honey dew isa symptom. Th
Iaphidcs, too, are often but crroncously sup
posed to be the young progeny Of anss
when in fact there is no affinity bctwee
/ these two species Of insects. Still, as ant
feed on fruits. il may be cxpcdient to ca
tirpate them by some Of the above meu
toned methods.