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ANTS 
Ants may be troublesome in lawns and on golf courses, making the surface uneven by 
throwing up earth around their burrows. 
Control: To get rid of ants permanently, the queen ant in each nest must be killed. 
Calcium cyanide (Cyanogas): Make a hole in the center of the nest about four 
to six inches deep with, for example, a screwdriver; then force from the con- 
tainer in which purchased a few puffs of the powder and close the opening of 
the nest with soil. 
Caution: Calcium cyanide is a deadly poison to people and animals; precau- 
tions as printed on the container should therefore be observed. Care should 
be taken not to spill it on the grass. 
Carbon bisulphide: By means of a small pressure oil can, inject into the 
opening of the ant nest a squirt or two of the liquid and cover with moist 
soil or wet burlap in order to keep in the gas that is formed as the material 
volatilizes. 
Caution: Carbon bisulphide is very inflammable, is highly poisonous and is 
injurious to grass. 
Pyrethrum powder may be similarly injected into the nests; it is not harmful 
to the grasses. 
Tartar emetic: Mix one part of tartar emetic, four parts brown sugar and 
three parts corn meal. Moisten with water and scatter over the infested area. 
As it is poisonous, children, pets and poultry should not have the run of 
treated areas. 
Several good commercial products are on the market, to be used according to the 
directions given by the manufacturer. 

