The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-30

has an irregular flight and can also run rapidly It has distinct aver sion to light, and usually concea1s it. self promptly in garments or crevtces whenever it is Frightened from It's resting place. The moths are com paratively short-Iived, not long sur= N viving the deposition of their eggs for new generation of destructive larvae. The eggs are minute, not easily visible to the. naked eye, and are comm only placed directly on the material which is to furnish the lar vac with food. In some eases they may be deposited in the crevices of trunks or boxes, the newly matched ices
 In working in feathers this insect occasionally causes a. felting very si- nai1ar to that produced by the black carpet beetle. Attagenus ptceus Oily.
 The protection afforded by the se- clusion of this insect in houses does not prevent it's having insect enemies, and at least two hymenopterous par asftes have been reared ii this coun-. try from it's 1arva1 cases. Tnese are Elxochus ovatus Davis and Apante1es carpatus Say. both reared from spe- cimens collected in Michigan; E
 Remedies
 There is no easy method of pre- venting the damage done by clothes moths, and to maintain the integrity Of woolens or other materials which Ihey are likely to attack demands constant vigilance. with frequent in spection and treatment. In general, they are likely to affect injuri ously only articles which are put away and left undisturbed for some little time. Articles in daily or weekly use, and apartments frequently aired and swept, or used as living rooms, are. not apt to be seriously affected. Car pets under these conditions are rare ly attacked, except sometimes around the borders, where the insects are not so much disturbed by walking and sweeping. Agitation, such as beating, shaking, or brushing, and ex- posture to air and sunlight. are old remedies and still among the best at command. Various repel1ents such as tobacco, camphors naphfhaline cones or balls, and cedar chips or sprigs, have a certain va1aue if the garments are not already stocked with eggs or larvae. The oC1ors of these repellents are so disagreeab1e to the parent moths that they are not likely to come to deposit their eggs as long as the iodor is strong. As the odor weak ems the protection decreases and if the eggs or larvae are already pres ent, these odors have no effect on their development: while if the moths are inclosed with the stored material to be protected9 by these repe11ents, SO sLI1csIs IIlGy Ccn nOL escape, they Will of necessity deposit their eggs, and the destructive work of the larvae will be little, if at aII, restricted. Af- ter WooIens have been given a wig orous and thorough treatment and aired and exposed to sunlight, how ever, it is of some advantage in pack I ing them away to incIose with them any of the repeI1ents m mentioned. l Cedar chests and wardrobes are of value in proportion ito the freedom of the material from infestation when l stored away; but as the odor of the course of a few years the protection | greatly decreases. FHurs and such garments may also be stored in boxes | or trunks which have been lined with l heavy tar paper used in buildings. l New papering should be given to such l receptacIes every year or two. Simi- l 1arly, the tarred paper moth bags oo- I tainable at dry goods houses are o1 I some value; always, however, the ma 1 terials should first be supJected to
 the treatment outlined above.
 To protect carpets, clothes, and cloth covered furniture, rurs, etc.
 these should be thoroughly beaten shaken, brushed, and exposed as long
 as practicable to the sunlight in. ear1y
 spring in either in April May, ol
 June, depending on the latitude. The
 brushing of garments is a very i'm
 portant consi iteration, to remove the
 eggs or young larvae which nnighi I escape notoice. Such material car
 then be hung away in clothes closets
 which have been thoroughly cleaned
 and, if necessary, sprayed with ben.
 zine about the cracks of the f1ool
 and the baseboards. If no other pro j lection be given, the garments should
 be examined at least once a month
 during summer, brushed, and, if nee
 essary; exposed to the sunlight
 
 ever, so to incIose or wrap up s1cF
 material as to prevent the access o1
 the moths to it, after it has once
 been thoroughly treated and aired
 This can be easily effected in ths Il case of clothing and furs by wrap
 ping tightly in stout paper or in
 closing in we1I-made bags of eottoI or linen cloth or strong paper. pr
 L. o. Howard has adopted a pIaI C l which is inexpensive, and which h,
 has found eInfnently satisfactory. Flo,
 a small sum he secures a number O
 large pasteboard boxes, such as tail ors use, and in these packs away al winter clothing, gun1nning a strip o Y wrapping paper around the edge, S,
 as to seal up the box completely ant
 leave no cracks. These boxes witt
 care will last many years. With thor
 ough preliminary treatment it vii . not be necessary to use the tar-in pregnated paper sacks sold as mott
 protectors, which may be objection able on account of the odor.
 Tn the case of furniture or carri ,,I ages, covered or lined with wooIel cloth, stored or left unusued for tn, summer, examination and thorougI brushing should be given at leas monthly. Spraying monthly witt benzine or naphtha or sponging witt dilute corrosive sublimate has beer recommended, but due regard shouIt be given to the sinflammabi1ity O , these sprays and to the poisonous na, ture of the corrosive sublimate.
 The method of protection adopted by one of. the leading furriers o Washington. D. G. who also has large business and experience in stor ing costly furs. etc, is practicall. the course already outlined. Fur when received are first most thor