PESTS:

Hew to Cot Red of Thon

ANTS: One of the easiest
ways to catch ants is to make an
ant trap. To do this soak a small
sponge in:

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons honey

2 cups hot water

2 grams sodium arsenate OR

1 gram sodium arsenite (buy

from drug store)

Put the sponge in a _ tight
tin which has had small holes
punched in it. The ants will take
the poison out of the tin and
carry it back to the queen thus
destroying the colony.

SILVERFISH: (Also used for
ants). Sprinkle sodium fluoride
powder along the points of entry.
(Be careful to keep from children
and pets.)

MOTHS: To protect against
moths, first of all air any gar-
ment in the sun and wind. This
helps to a large extent. Then
spray with a good solution of
DDT or brush them and sift

naphthalene flakes or paradi-
chlorobenzene crystals among
them.

Commercial sprays on the mar-
ket are also good to use. As a
general rule, clear out closets,
and whisk out along the base-
boards and moulding cracks.
Then spray thoroughly. Seal the
closet for a few hours to allow
the fumes to work. Some sprays
can be sprayed directly on the
clothes. Check particularly the
spots where two pieces of cloth
come together, such as under the
arm, inside trouser legs, etc.

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If goods are to be stored, make
sure all moths have been killed
first, using the methods above.
Then wrap carefully, first in
tissue paper, then in newspaper,
(moths don’t like printer’s ink).
Sprinkle pepper throughout, and
wrap tightly in a cardboard box.

CARPET BEETLES: Same
treatment as for moths.

FLIES: The most effective and
desirable method of controlling
house flies consists of eliminating
their breeding places, such as
manure and garbage. Next, screen
all doors and windows. For flies
in the house, kill in the following
manners: With swatters, adhe-
sive fly paper, poisoned fly pads
or by exposing in saucers (out of
the reach of children or pets)
poisoned bait made by mixing 1
teaspoon of formalin in a cup of
sweet milk or water, or by spray-
ing with pyrethrum - kerosene
spray. This fly spray, which is
cheap and easy to prepare, oper-
ates best in a closed space. The
dead and paralyzed flies should
be burned or thrown into boiling
water.

Pyrethrum- Kerosene Spray:
(useful for destroying all in-
sects). Take % to 1 pound pyre-
thrum to 1 gallon water-white
kerosene. Let stand, shaking
occasionally, for 2 hours. Siphon
off clear liquid. Keep in tightly-
corked container. For a pieasant
odor add 3 ounces of essential oil
such as methyl salicylate, or oil
of sassafras. Spray with a fine
mist. This operates best when
doors and windows are closed.