172 Insects and Sprays 



Clear it away and sprinkle coarse salt over the 

 spot. The fleas will immediately disperse. 



Fleas may be trapped by sticky fly paper. A 

 boy once caused the death of any number by tying 

 sticky fly paper on his ankles and walking into the 

 midst of a bed of fleas. They flew toward the 

 moving object and met their death. 



Ants abound on plants infested with aphis. They 

 feed on the excrement of the aphis and they 

 carry aphis from plant to plant To destroy ants 

 will go a great way in getting rid of aphis 



Drench ant colonies with boiling water; spray 

 the lawn where they abound with kerosene emul- 

 sion, or with strong soapsuds made by dissolving 

 any common laundry soap in a gallon of hot water. 

 For large colonies bisulphide of carbon will be found 

 effective. vSquirt this into the nests by means of an 

 oil can or syringe. After the bisulphide has been 

 injected into the nest, close the entrance with earth. 

 The fumes will permeate all of the nest and kill all 

 the inmates. While bisulphide is perfectly harmless 

 if kept away from fire, it is very inflammable and 

 may explode if ignited. Plants that are affected 

 by ants are not the attraction in themselves, but 



