The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-01-22
Nv,oRIous noUsEtts3Lp PEsTs.



BE Differentiated.
I'll notorious household pests,
bu1fs S, moths and ants, fur
MIS- I'll frr 4 report by State
TntoroA st G. II Fernald, an alb
set vhig will be of great
inl a7l epers:
II vis,l any methods for
the 4 ASA 81 The buffalo beetle
ara e.nsose slsecossful way Of
kce,3sn q ioa. from them than
byn " y csreiul watch for tho bee
ties 81 ,lle ildovs in February and
Marc.i. a frequent in pection of all
wooden c'o hing not in constant use,
a daily e.zalaination of pieces of red
carpcting on the floors which are liza
bio to bc infested and carefully ex-
cluding the beetles from flowers
BROUGHT into the house. 1t is desir-
able. before putting down carpet,
to saturate the cracks with benzine
and coyor the floor very carefully
with carpet paper, or even with
newspapers, in such a way that the
larv;e cannot find access to the car
pet from beneath.
Tho beetles usually lay their eggs,
and the larvae attack the carpets
under their exposed edges, and these
parts may be protected by washing
over the edges and few inches OF
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the undersides with a solution of
corrosive sublimatei in alcohol in the
proportion of 60 grains to enc pint.
The alcohol quickly evaporatcs, leav-
ing the corrosive sublimate over all
tho fibers of tho carpet where thoap-
plication has been made. 1t must
be remembered that corrosive subli-
mate is q poison and cannot be safely
used where, children play upon the
carpet.
"The larvae Of the pitchy carpet
beetle are often found feeding on car
pets in tho same manner as the buf-
falo carpet beetle and sometimes as,
sociated with il. There is but ono
generation in year, as indicated by
those which l have bred, for larv@
found in June did not transform to
perfect beetles until tho following
May. The remedies for this pest are
tho same as for tho buffalo beetle
SIT is desirable where rugs arc
used instead of carpets to take them
up and shake them out of doors FIRE.
quently during the spring and sum-
mer. IF carpets arc used, and they
become infested, it is well to lay wet
cloths along the edges and use a hot
flatiron on them If this is properly
done, it will force the steam down
through the carpets, killingnot only
moth, but also any carpet beetles
that may be feeding beneath.
"All garments liable to be attacked
by carpet beetles or clothes moths, if
not to be used during the summer,
should be thoroughly shaken and
then packed away in tight paper
bags or in pasteboard boxes. with q
strip of paper pasted around the edge
of the cover, SO as to leave no crack.
Small red ants often infest dwell
ing houses md become an intolerable
nuisance. The important thing is te
find their nests, for it is then COM
paratively easy matter to destroy the
whole colony. 1t may be that tho re-
moval of a board where they como
into q room will expose their head
quarters, when nlittle kerosene pour
ed over it will destroy all the inmates.
If they como from some ant hill out
side of the house, they can be de-
stroyed by making holes footapart
in the hill and pouring a tablespoon
full of bisulphide of carbon into each
and stamping down. The bisulphidc
of carbon quickly evaporates, and
permeGting tho ground destroys all
in the colony. Boston Transcript.