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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 14

Prevention

Prevention.

To prevent the attacks of this destructive moth all rooms and buildings used for storing grain must be kept well and constantly swept, and the whole places—sides, ceilings, and floors—cleansed. As it is said that the larvae bore into wood to make resting places for their transformation, it is important that all woodwork should be scrubbed hard and well so as to let the soap and water into every cranny. No lumps of dust or grain should be allowed to remain in corners, or on the ledges or window sills. Ceilings should be carefully and frequently whitewashed. Strong decoctions of quassia may be mixed advantageously with the soap and water used for cleansing.