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less control resulted from dusts when the soil was not disked. Whether the 
dust was apolied previous or subsequent to disking appeared to be of less 
importance than thoroughness of disking. Emulsion sprays were almost as 
effective without disking as when disking was dene. — Eden and Arant ( 129 ) . 
Tetramorium cae6pltun (L . ) , the pavement ant 
Chlordane does not have the disadvantage possessed by DDT of being 
detected by ants, and they readily cross an area treated with it and so are 
destroyed. The simplest method of using solutions of chlordane is to apply 
it with a cheap paint brush. Paint a band about six inches wide around the 
kitchen and pantry, and around any other areas known to be frequented by 
the ants. In experimental work some benefit has been derived in control of 
grease-loving ants by placing small containers of attractive materials such 
as peanut butter or chicken fat on the floor, and then painting a band of 
chlordane solution around the lure. Chlordane solution, forced under the 
baseboard by an automobile force oiler, controls the pavement ant and also 
larvae of the carpet beetle. Chlordane should be painted along the founda- 
tion sill so that the ants have to cross the treated areas. — Schmitt (^Qk) , 
Vasmannla auronunctata (Roger), the little fire ant 
Chlordane spray at 0,05 percent reduced the number of little fire ants 
to 4 per linear foot of guava tree trunk 3 days after application and 0.10- 
percent and 0.50-percent sprays reduced the numbers to 2 and 0. The number 
of ants was still zero 5^ days after the application of the 0.50-percent 
chlordane spray and a spray of DDT, 3 pounds of 50-percent wettable per 
100 gallons of water. — Wolfenbarger ( 5,0 . 7 ) . 
Chlordane spray was prepared by dissolving 8 ounces of the technical 
grade of the toxicant in one-half gallon of Number 2 fuel oil, adding 19 
ml. of phthalic glyceryl alkyd resin to make a stock emulsion, and then 
diluting the emulsion with water to make 100 gallons. The spray was applied 
thoroughly with a power outfit to the tree trunks and larger lower branches. 
Approximately k gallons of spray was used per tree. The infestations was 
significantly reduced for a period of at least 12 weeks. Number 2 fuel oil 
alone at a strength of 0.5 percent was of no value.— Osburn ( 354 ) . 
Unidentified ants 
As a spray, as a dust, or mixed with fertilizer, chlordane gives ex- 
cellent control of ants at rates as low as one pound to the acre. It may 
also be used as a bait. — Kelsheimer ( 252 ) . 
In Florida a 2 l/2-percent chlordane dust resulted in 90 to 95 percent 
control of the common species of ants found in groves in the central part 
of the state; a 5-percent dust destroyed all treated colonies. A dust con- 
taining 2 1/2-percent chlordane and 10-percent DDT has also resulted in 
3 00 percent control of ant colony. The best method of killing out a colony 
of ants around the base of a tree is to mix a small amount of chlordane 
dust with the top inch of soil where the ants are working and then sprinkle 
