Mr, Cowan became enthusiastic in nig description of the life of the termiles, "Their whole existence," he said "centred round the queen whose business way enrively in. egu-produc~ The lite of these term childhood and three weeks to 25 unremitting work. There drones except during the swarming perted and whenever a member of the colony died exhausted afler its spell of work was over, its body was used in the work in progress building the cone of the nest or whatever was being done, They required moisture and provided for i, droughts or luck to them being therefore unknown, They could travel uch as 100 yards and back in a day If the atmosphere was light but xequired two days for the same journey the air was heavy which is why their chief activity was during the summer, They, instinctively worked in secret which is why a whole colony could continue to exist in woodwork without any but an expert being aware of it until, after their destruction was complete, the polished outside erust, go smooth atid seemingly sound, crashed in on itself, Asked If he could do anything about cockroaches and borer insects, Mr. Cowan was sympathetic but frank.
"No, it's not as easy," he said, "as cockroaches and borers are individualists, The males run loose and impregnate dozens of female roaches with the result you cannot keep truck 1 them as you can with terminates. Similarly, the borers puncture the wood and cover the hole with a sort of cement which insures the bug which does the damage shall eat me wards and not fall out. Nor can one get at them until too Tete."
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