The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-05-02
GET RID OF SMALL PESTS. )
1 State Entomo1oGist Gives Som
Points to Housckeepers.

1 State Entomo1oGist Gives Som
Points to Housckeepers.
Those notorious household pests, but
.alo beetles, moths and ants, have fur
,ished material for a report by State
Entomologist C. II. Fernald, Of Massa.
.husetts, which will soon be made pub
lie. The following abstract from the
report is given by the Boston Tran
script.
81 have tried many methods for thu
destruction Of the buffalo beetle and
lind no more successful way Of keeping
house free from them than by a very
careful watch for the beetles on the
windows In February and March, a
frequent inspection Of all woolen cloth
Ing not in constant use, a daily ezamin'
alton Of pieces Of red carpeting on the
floors which are liable to be infested.
and carefully excluding the beetles
from flowers brought into the house. It
Is desirable before putting down carr
pet to saturate the cracks with benzina
md cover the floor very carefully with
carpet paper or even with newspapers
In such way that the larvae cannot
find access to the carpet from beneath.
The beetles usually lay their eggs and
the larvae attacks the carpets under
their exposed edges, and theseparts may
be protected by washing over the edges.
Ind a few inches Of the under sides
with a solution Of corrosive sublimate
In alcohol In the proportion Of sixty
grains to one pint The alcohol quickly
e7aporates, leaving the corrosive SUBJ
Innate over all the fbers Of tie carpet
where the application has been made.
1t must be remembered that corrosive
sublimate Is a poison, and cannot be
safely used where children play upon
Hhe carpet
1.-The larvae Of the pitchy carpc
beetle ia often found feeding on car
pets in the same manner as the buffalo
beetle, and sometimes associated with
it. There Is but one generation in a
year, as indicated by those which have
bred, for larvae found in June did not
transform to perfect beetles until the
following May. The remedies for this
pest are the same as for the buffalo
beetle. It Is desirable, where rugs are
used instead Of carpets, to take them
UP and shake them out Of doors fire.
quently during the spring and summer.
If carpets are used and they become IL.
tested it Is well to lay wet cloths along
the edges and to use hot fatirons on
them. If this is done properly it will
force the steam down through the car
pet, killing not only moth, but also any
carpet beetles that may be feeding be-
meath. All garments liable to be at
tackled by carpet beetles or clothes
moths If not to be used during the sun.
mer should be thoroughly shaken and
then packed away in tight paper bags
Or In pasteboard boxes, with strip OF
paper pasted around the edge Of the
cover so as to leave no cracks. Small
red ants often infest dwelling houses
and become an intolerable nuisances.
The important thing is to find their
nests, for It is then comparatively
easy matter to destroy the whole
colony. It may be that the removal
Of a board where they come into a
room will expose their headquarters,
when little kerosene poured over 1t
will destroy all the inmates. If they
come from some ant hill outside Of the
house they can be destroyed by making
holes foot apart in the hill and pour
ing a tablespoonful Of bisulphide Of
carbon into each and stamping down.
The bisulphide Of carbon quickly evapo-
rates and, permeating the ground, de
stroys all in the colony"