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Show CLOTHES MOTHS There aro threo kinds of clothes moths In this country.. Tho moths of tho caso making species aro small appear In tho spring and may bo seen (lying aimlessly about tho light at night. Thoy hide their eggs away among tho folds of the garments and when tho eggs hatch Immediately mako cases for themselves from the material upon which they feed. Thoy pass tho winter In theso cases and cmergo as moths tho following spring. Tho webbing clothes moth varies In size though ns a rulo is small. Thoy aro especially fond of fur, feathers, wool, bodies of dead In sects and upholstering of furniture. The young of this moth do not build a caso and hence aro often called tho naked clothes moth. Tho gallery making clothes moth Is not frequently met with In this country. It Is larger than the other two motliH nnd has whlto on tho foro wings. They burrow Insldo of tho matorlal on which thoy feed, thoro-foro thoro-foro tho namo. In searching for methods of control It should bo definitely understood that odors from small quantities of various substances, such as camphor balls, cedar and naphthalene havo no killing effect either on moths or tholr lnrvae. Cedar chests aro of no avail if tho eggs nro oneo deposited on clothes stored In them. Hut tho odor of cedar or the camphor does havo a repellent effect on tho moth and keeps them away from tho garment. gar-ment. Clothos which aro often worn nro not liable to Injury. Sun light nnd air nro our best avallablo agonts of protection from clothes moths. Before garments aro put away for the Bummor, thoy should bo hung lu tho air nnd sun, and then bo thoroughly brushed and shaken so as to dislodge tho eggs and larvae that may bo on thorn. Then thoy may bo stored In camphor balls or cedar chosts. To thoso who object to thoso odors tightly scaling up In pasteboard boxes tying firmly In pa-por pa-por slips, or tho propnrod onvelopos will anBwor all requirements of sufo ty provided tho moth nor her eggB or young aro excluded. A continuous temperature of forty degrees Is sufficient suf-ficient to maintain tho larvae of clothes motliB in an Inactlvo condi tlon, thus told storago is a safo and simple method. |