Carpenter Ants Invade NHB

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Summary

Carpenter ants from the 17th Century Massachusetts Bay Colony House, in the National Museum of Natural History, invade the Natural History Building. Apparently they swarmed the elevator shafts and harassed the operators. Fumigation soon dispelled them.

Subject

  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)
  • Natural History Building
  • United States National Museum

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Date is inferred from the text of the article.
  • Torch, 5/1955, p. 5

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

April, 1955

Topic

  • Exhibitions
  • Accidents

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