The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-07-10

pest HAS recently appeared whiel
threatens our wives and daughters - nucl
trouble as the Colorado beetle is 10 chi
farmers. We refer TO the Buffalo moth
The little pest 10 described ~ Of about vi
size aad shape Of an apple seed. dark il
color and Of . fuzzy appearance. tonne
most usually under ard around tho edge
Of the carpets. but also appesrs in chest
Of clothing, and II not speedily dislsdgsi
will work Lsvoc with everything IL cat
get hold Of The beetle that lay the egg
comes in February. is smaller than III.
lady bug, q about the same form and Il
spotted brown and black. We give soms
Of the various remedies used fer the extsr
misation Of the pest. Perhaps The bssl
is this:
Let your druggist mix for you equal
quantities Of borsx, camphor and saltpo'
tire. Apply dry in liberal handfuls. usdsI
the edges OF the carpet. or wash the Aosl
with sstreng solution OF the same. Keer
little Of this clean and inoifsnsive pow
der in bsndbox md drawer, and you will
find different state OF things at the nsxi
spring house cleaning, and may calmly
defy the little destroyer.
A correspondent Of sn exchange has tbs
following:
We moved into our present house in
April OF last year, knowing nothing about
Ia, a 4, raths and kufora -. -aro 49,. n
our new carpets were eaten ell around ths
edges, in some places as large % > silver
dsllar We noticed that wherever the
newspapers underneath were slipped back
tho bags had eaten alsng the cracks a.
far as the paper. and there stopped. We
took up our carpets, moppsd the floor
very wet with hot alum water, prepared
in the proportion Of four pounds Of pow
dsred alum to two pals Of boiling wstsr,
allowing this time to thoroughly dry.
We then pasted paper over the cracks 81
the floors aud around the edges wherever
q bug might come through; then spread
papers down. laid the carpets, aud sprin-
kled salt oil around. This year We find
comparatively few, and those in places
where we can fad where they escape
Naphtha is considered TO be the best
tking for discriminating the bugs. but
must be repeatedly used in order to des-
troy the young ones as fast as they hatch
out.
Other remedies suggested are as fol.
lows:
Prepare strong alum water, the stronger
the better. Then add to il O quantity Of
fins salt. and, with brush or whisk
broom, apply it to the cracks in the fsors
and around the edges Of the rooms II
the carpet bugs are not Us big ~ elephants
but OF the same kind We lave with Us,
they will succumb ut once, or prepare to
leave in hurry. When you have occasion
TO sweep your carpets spriSkls with salt
before yeu use the broom.
Wiring large cloth out OF csmphorated
water. spread it smoothly over her carpet
and iron with very hot iron ii ! dry, she
will dispose OF the carpet bugs and every.
thing else that may be under it, possess-
ing animal life. Continue this process -
far As tbs trouble extends.
Kerosene oil or bsnzins Is the quickest
and surest way TO kill carpet bugs Of buf.
fals beetles Use sash brush aud Rll al
the cracks, and under the base boards
particularly, with the oil; in day or TIVE
mop the floor with boiling alum water.
and before you put the carpet down. you
can put on kerosene Or bsnzine, just %
you like. Anyone that has carpet bugs
has to be on the watch good share Of tile
summer.
While oil OF the above may be GOD yet
II one does not succeed try another, for
they must bc attended to or they will work
great injury.