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CHARLES V. RILEY. Leaf-cutting Ants.
Scientific American , April 2, 1892.
In reply to inquiry from a correspondent in Texas relating to a remedy for the Leaf-cutting ant (Oecodoma fervens). Description of the nest of the ants and various means for exterminating the inhabitants; experience with cyanide of potassium as a remedy.