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THE ARGENTINE ANT AND OTHER EXOTIC ANTS 
myrmex) and have a nasty smell more or less like rancid 
butter. As a general rule the visits of these ants are short. 
The nests being small, they are not difficult to eradicate. 
The only species causing serious inconvenience is the 
common “meat ant” {Iridomyrmex detectus Smith) when it 
establishes a nest near a dwelling. As well as being the type 
of the genus, it is the largest species, being three or four 
times larger than the ordinary black house-ant. The follow- 
ing articles have been written about this ant and its control : — 
1. Clark, J. “Ants as Pests.” Jour. Dept. Agric. W. Aust., i, pp. 317-319, 
1924. 
2. Froggatt, W. W. “Domestic Insects : Ants.” Agric. Gaz., N.S. Wales, 
xvi, pp. 861-866, Sept. 1905. Reprinted as Miscellaneous publication No. 
889, with catalogue of Australasian species, 1906. 
3. Greaves, T. “The Control of Meat Ants.” Jour. Council Sc. & Ind. 
Research, xii, (2), pp. 109-114, 1939. 
4. Summerville, W. A. T. “The Control of Meat Ants.” Queensland Agric. 
Jour., xxxi, pp. 111-113, 1929. 
