HOUSEHOLD INSECTS AND THEIR REMEDIES II9 



IV. 

 The writer has found it very effective to keep ever3'thing 

 out of the way of these pests. By care the)' can be done away 

 with almost as easily as flie.s. 



v. 

 A few leaves of green wormwood scattered on shelves, etc., 

 is good for black ants. 



Powdered borax sprinkled in shelves, etc., will aid greatly 

 in eradicating the pest. 



VI. 



Some people advise using methods of attracting the ants, such 

 as a sponge soaked in sugar and water, and as they gather on the 

 sponge, dip quickly in hot water. Also place a little poison is sugar, 

 lard, etc., and some have found this ei^ective. 



Southern Cloth Moth. 

 {Tincola viselliella) 

 This moth is straw color without spots. The larva spins 

 a silken web, £ats hair; feathers and furs. 



The Case-Making Clothes Moth. 

 {Tinea peliionella Linn) 

 These moths, or millers as they are called, are harmless in 

 themselves. Their mission is to lay the eggs for the next generation. 

 These m.oths are night fliers and one sees them about dusk or 

 during the evening flying about in the dark corners of the room. 

 They arc seldom seen during the da} time except when driven from 

 their hiding place. The adult moth is very small and delicate. 

 It measures 2-5 of an inch when its wings are expanded. Its fore 

 wings are } ellowish-gray, marked with a few undeiined brownisli 

 spots and fringed tov/ard the outer portion of the posterior margin. 

 The hind Vvings are of a uniform size, about ^ of the length of the 

 fore wings. Its posterior margin has a wide fringe gradually 

 increasing in length toward the base or wing attachment. 

 Their minute white eggs are usually la3'ed in some dark corner 

 on carpets, woolen goods, furs, and etc. The eggs hatch into a 

 small brown headed caterpillar. The larva begins feeding at 

 once and at the same time constructing a small, bag-like case 

 which is made of fragments of wool. The case is enlarged from. 

 time to time as the caterpillar grows. When the caterpillar is 



