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agricultural crops such as, sug ir-cane, rice, jute, arahar and 

 vegetables, a heavy shower of rain or thorough irrigation, pro- 

 ves the best remedy. When however they attack the roots 

 of trees, it is difficult to get rid of them. Vigorously growing 

 trees however are seldom attacked by white-ants. Liberal ap- 

 plication of castor-cake, is the best remedy against this pest, 

 as the insects dislike castor-cake, and the vigour imparted to 

 the plants afford perhaps a further remedy. 



1.264. Dr. Watt recommends the use of the "Gondal 

 mixture " first prepared by the Thakore saheb of Gondal and 

 used by him as a white-ant destroyer. It is a mixture of 

 Dekamali (Gardinialucida) gum, asafcetida, bazaar aloes and 

 castor-cake. 



1.265. Ordinary ants (the Formicidde> order Hymenop- 

 tera). Against ordinary ants of which there are several 

 species, the following remedies have been found useful : (i) 

 Attracting them with cocoanut kernels mixed up with sugar 

 and then destroying them by drowning or otherwise from time 

 to time. (2) Attracting them with a sponge dipped in a 

 strong solution of sugar, and drowning them in hot water. (3) 

 Strings dipped in corrosive sublimate solution (1:2,000) may 

 be laid along corners of godowns whence ants make their 

 approach or the solution may be brushed on to the whole 

 floor. (4) Agave fibre mats are a protection against both 

 white-ants and common ants. (5) Turmeric powder is very 

 difficacious against red ants. (6) Of patent preparations report- 

 ed favourably, may be mentioned the "Atlas preservative A". 

 Messrs. Ewing and Company of Calcutta are the local agents 

 for sale of this preparation. Even when applied to a living 

 crop in the ground, which was badly attacked by white-ants, 

 it had the effect of clearing the ground of the pest. It is also 

 said to be a powerful weed destroyer, but how it can destroy 

 weeds without destroying living crops, does not appear very 

 clear. The efficacy of this preparation against white-ants, 

 however, has been certified by Mr. P. Lancaster, Secretary 



