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55 YEARS AGO
October 19,1950
Forgotten but not gone in many homes at fall housecleaning time are carpet beetles and clothes moths, say entomologists of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Spring has so long been the traditional time for the "moth campaign that many a housewife is unaware that spraying is needed because with modem heating these pests can thrive in winter. Before winter wools and furs are hung in closets, the closets should be cleaned thoroughly and then walls, baseboards, woodwork and shelves sprayed with a five percent DDT oil solution. Use a residual spray which leaves an invisible film of DDT on closet surfaces to kill pests coming in contact with it, even several * months after application. The so-called aerosol bombs or space sprays do not give lasting protection but do kill insects reached by the insecticide when the aerosol is released. DDT oil solution may be sprayed lightly on wool clothes without injury to the fabric or to the person who wears the clothes after the spray has evaporated. Use just enough to moisten the fabric. Apply lightly on both sides of heavy fabrics. Too much of the solutions may leave whitish traces on dark wool but these can be brushed or sponged off with dry-cleaning fluid. Clothes moths are blamed for much damage done by carpet beetles, the entomologists say. Reports from many parts of the country indicate that the damage caused by carpet beetles is increasing. It is the carpet beetle larvae that do the destructive feeding. These are hardier and move around more than clothes moth larvae, and are killed more slowly by DDT and may not die for several days after exposure to DDT. In spraying against carpet beetles, apply plenty of the solution to cracks in floors and around base
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