220 GARDENING IN THE SOUTHWEST 
FORMULAS FOR SPRAYS —Continued 
ANTS 
In Flower Beds. 
Water in which potato skins have been 
boiled (let stand twenty-four hours), 
poured in and over ant hills will destroy 
ants. Also, with extreme care, kerosene 
emulsion poured down the nest, or one 
heaping tablespoonful of disulphide car¬ 
bon put into the hole and closed in quick¬ 
ly at once by pressing earth into the open¬ 
ing with the foot, is effective. Thin rings 
of asphaltum paint surrounding the hill 
will catch and destroy all ants going in 
or out. 
In Greenhouse, or Out-of-doors. 
Scatter over dry earth: 
1 teaspoonful powdered borax 
2 teaspoonsful powdered sugar 
Crush fine and mix well. 
Ants and Sow-bugs. 
Mix well and scatter: 
2 parts insect powder 
1 part powdered borax 
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POISON BAIT 
For Pill-bugs, Sow-bugs and Cut-worms 
A Crumbly, Sweetened Poison. 
5 pounds of bran 
1 pint of heavy molasses 
Mix with: 
1 quart of water 
4 ounces of Paris Green 
This mixture should be moistened 
thoroughly with the molasses and water, 
but not be dough-like. It should fall 
apart when pressed in the hands. Some 
authorities add the juice and grated rind 
of a lemon to the above. Others claim 
that orange juice attracts some type of 
bugs particularly. 
This mixture should stand for several 
hours until the bran absorbs the poison. 
As it is more effective if slightly damp, it 
should be put out after the yard has 
been watered, or after a rain, in the late 
afternoon. Place it under low foliage, or 
under pieces of wood, or under flower 
pots. 
Great care should be taken to cover the 
mixture so that the birds and animals 
cannot get it. It should be carefully col¬ 
lected, and buried deep in the ground 
after it has gotten hard. 
Another warning: remember that when 
arsenical poisoning is used, if it reaches 
many of the tender, young plants their 
roots will take up the poison and be 
harmed. 
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POISON BAIT 
Pill-bugs, Sow-bugs and Cutworms. 
9 parts sugar 
1 part calcium arsenate 
Use as above, and always place under 
some object, where birds and animals will 
not be able to get at it. It is effective 
spread on potato peelings. 
Pill-bugs, Sow-bugs, Cutworms, Snails. 
A half rind of orange or grapefruit, 
inverted, often serves as an effective trap 
for pill-bugs, sow-bugs, cutworms and 
snails, which may then be gathered up 
and destroyed by dropping them into a 
bucket of boiling water, or water with 
kerosene in it. 
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INSECTS AND SCALE 
Massey Dust and Tobacco . . . dust dry. 
For chewing insects and mildew. 
9 parts dusting sulphur 
1 part lead arsenate 
1 part tobacco dust. 
Red Spider. 
Spray with nicotine and soap solutions, 
if the strong spray from the hose does not 
destroy them. They particularly dislike 
water, and moist conditions. Dusting sul¬ 
phur is also advised. 
Slugs. 
Slugs can usually be detected by the 
slimy trail they leave behind them as 
they move about the garden. They often 
cause much of the trouble attributed to 
sow-bugs. Happily, the same poison-mash 
can be used for both. 
