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that the Argentine ant is predacious on termites, and slso 
on cotton boll weevils. Our observations so far have failed 
to confirm either of these ideas. Argentine ant male and 
female oupae were found in a nest on April 19 at Columbus. 
These are the first sexed pupae found this serine - . That the 
Argentine ants move their colonies in the spring has been 
clearly brought out in several cases at Columbus, "here 
colonies that were located in certain soots six weeks aso 
can not be found there on April IS. Inspector J. ?. Kislanko 
has thoroughly scouted the original area infested by the 
Argentine ant at Wiggins, but has been unable to find any 
trace of Argentine ants there. Ke reports that many native 
specie s are now occupying the area. Mr. G. W. Haug has found 
several workers of S trumieenys mile he 11a Emery in the nest of 
Argentine ant 3 at Ackerman. 
FIRE ANT ( Solenopsis geminata Fab.) 
.ississippi J. E. McEvilly "(April 18): Eire ants are abundant in dwellings 
at "JcComb. 
R. 3. Deen (April 11): Eire ants are very abundant in flower 
beds at Union, Lee, Itawamba, and Pontotoc Counties. 
ANTS (Eormicidae) 
Indiana 
Nebraska 
J. J. Davis (April 28): House ants were reoorted troublesome 
from Bloomington, Logansoort, and Seymour. Also abundant in 
lawns at La Fayette and Bloomington. 
Mississippi M. R. Smith (April 20): Mr. R, M. Lancaster, County Agent, 
recently brought to us from Maben some ants which were falling 
into a well in such numbers as to cause the water to both 
taste and smell bad. The ants proved to be one of the 
legionary ants, Sciton polosus Smith. This species is highly 
carnivorous. The food of the ants consists largely of termites 
and the immature and mature sta~es of many ants. 
M. H. Swenk (April 15): As usual during early April, there 
have been many complaints of injury in lawns and annoyance in 
houses by black ants , •formica fusca L. 
Kansas 
Nebraska 
R. L. Parker (April 33): Lasius inter.iectus Mayr is reported 
in Olathe in a house (basement) . 
M, H. Swenk (April 15;: At usual <lurin« early April, there 
ve been manv complaints of injury in lawns and annoyance in 
houses by the common lar«re car- r ant Camponotus herculerr.ue 
pennsylvanicpn ?e&. 
