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Show Watch for Moths Agent Advises Motli holes are an old but unnecessary un-necessary American tradition. Well-known is the scene where hubby pokes quivering fingers through the holes in his best winter win-ter suit. Clothes moth control often is accomplished by a few simple processes, if the infestation is light, points out your Home Demonstration Dem-onstration agent. Clothes hanging in closets should be taken outdoors and sunned at least two or three times a year to 'get rid of hungry moths, the home agent advises. Brush or shake the garments outdoors, not in the house where the moth eggs could fall off and hatch out on carpets and over-stuffed furniture. Spray closets with 5 percent DDT in deodorized kerosene when the closet is empty, during spring and fall cleaning. It is well to dry and air out the closet well before clothing is replaced. Woolens, furs and silks stored in trunks should occasionally be taicen outdoors ana shaken, it there is evidence of moth occurence, occur-ence, the trunks should be fumigated fumi-gated with PDB crystals when the clothes are replaced. Moths should never be allowed to spread throug-out throug-out the home or a general fumigation fumi-gation might become necessary, the county agent states. |