3856 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 
Fic. 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- 
Fic. 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. 
