Show small light shy moth causes most damage the small moth that avoids the flame and then hastily disappears in the darkness is generally the one that lays the eggs and causes the greatest damage there are many moths that flutter around the lights in the house but these should not be given the same attention as the tiny moths that try to avoid the light before putting clothes away for the summer they should be thoroughly sunned and the seams and pockets should be carefully brushed store the clothing in a tight container and put one pound of naphthalene flakes or crystals to every cubic feet of space if the floor and cracks in closets are kept free of lint and dust moths will not breed so easily A good fly spray can be used to kill any moth worms in in cracks and corners vacuum adm cleaning is especially helpful in protecting rugs chairs and the like |