Show Guard Against Moths Advises ome Agent Clothes moths and carpet beetles can cun do a lot of damage to Lo wool rugs and carpets in any season County Home Demonstration Demonstration Demonstration Demon Demon- Agent Bernice Palfrey- Palfrey man reminds housewives Careful Careful Careful Care Care- ful thorough cleaning and the right spraying is the way to protect protect protect pro pro- them Frequent cleaning especially with a vacuum cleaner eleaner prevents dust lint and hair from a accumulating cumulating cu- cu and and offering extra food for these insects It also may remove the insects themselves and their eggs says the home agent Its It's a good idea to ro rotate rotate ro- ro tate rugs and carpets occasionally occasionally occasionally occasion occasion- ally because insects usually feed under trader heavy furniture where it itis itis itis is difficult to clean rather than thanin in the open where they are exposed ex exposed exposed ex- ex posed to regular cleaning light and movement As for spraying use a per 5 cent DDT oil solution on rugs and md carpets e eve every v e r y 12 to 18 months Miss ad ad- ad vises About 1 Vis to 2 quarts will be enough for an entire 9 by 12 foot rug of average weight Special attention should go to parts of the rug that will willbe willbe willbe be under a piano sofa bookcase or other heavy furniture oh 01 or parts under radiators or 01 aro around md heat registers Untreated pads under rugs if they contain animal hair or 01 wool woof will need spraying on both sides In spraying wall-to-wall wall carpeting carpeting car car- peling the home agent recommends recommends mends careful attention to the edges all the lie way around Housewives who have expensive expensive I sive broadlooms or oriental rugs and who fear that inexperience in spraying may cause them to tomar tomar tomar mar the appearance should callon call callon callon on a reliable pest-control pest or cleaning carpet-cleaning firm experienced in this work 0 |