356 PESTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD AND STORED PRODUCTS 



Attack is most severe on winter clothing laid away for the summer. 

 Garments should be hung out in the sunlight and thoroughly brushed 



Fig. 560. — Work of Clothes Moths. Original. 



or beaten before being packed away. They may then be inclosed in 

 boxes, and the cracks sealed with gummed paper. This work should 

 be done before hot weather has arrived. Deterrants, such as naphtha- 



FiG. 561. — A Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella. Enlarged and natural size. 



Original. 



line or moth balls, are of moderate value. Upholstered furniture and 

 the like should be sprayed or sponged with gasoline two or three times 

 in summer. 



