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Clip description
This clip shows why the Argentine ant is such a pest and how to eradicate it. It focuses on the household, with swarms of ants seen in domestic settings like the kitchen and bedroom. Animated diagrams illustrate the characteristics of the ants’ colonies, social structure and behaviour.
Curator’s notes
This film functioned as a training tool for spray gangs (like those in the demonstration sections of the clip) and a planning tool for local councils, which explains this clip’s educational and methodological focus. The fumigation techniques demonstrated were based on a successful eradication campaign in Lidcombe in western Sydney. The combination of animation, live action and descriptive narration is illustrative of the rest of the film.
