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frequently. This will help to keep flies away from there and 

 will kill many of the germs of typhoid fever and other dis- 

 eases which might be there. (2) Screen the kitchen and 

 dining-room well to keep all flies away from the human food. 

 The Clothes Moth. — These insects lay their eggs in stored 

 furs, woollen clothing, and other such places. The young 

 eat the garments or materials in which they find themselves, 

 thus doing much damage (Fig. 130). The adult moths do 

 no damage except to start new broods of young. There 

 are several remedies. Probably the best is to keep the adult 



Fig. 130. — ^A clothes moth, with its caterpillar in and out of case. (From Smith' 

 " Insect Friends and Enemies,") 



moths away from the stored materials by keeping these 

 articles securely closed up in tight boxes or moth-proof bags, 

 in which there is some odor not agreeable to the moths. Such 

 odors are tar, camphor, naphtha, tobacco, and red cedar. 

 Moth-proof bags may be made of new muslin, sewed well 

 and closely tied after articles are put in. Clothes moths 

 have no taste for cotton goods. Articles will be well pro- 

 tected from moths if kept in a trunk in cold storage. The 

 low temperature prevents the development of the insects. 



Grain Moths. — The adult grain moth is seen flying about 

 homes or places where corn or other grain has been stored. 

 Its habits and its size cause it to be mistaken for the adult 



