Silverfish
Dear Aunt Daisy, Would you tell me through The Listener the control for silverfish and "woolly bears’? I believe there was a talk on these pests on the air some time ago, but unfortunately I missed it. We have been finding a good many "woolly bears’ in bedroom drawers; and silverfish in empty dishes in the kitchen cupboard; and we are very anxious to get rid of them both.
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Oamaru.
It seems doubtful whether any abso- | lute control of these pests has yet been | discovered. One has to be constantly | watching, and renewing the remedies. I | have been told a product called Gammexane is available in both spray and dust forms, and is not dangerous to | house-pets. Many housewives recom- | mend sprinkling Epsom salts freely | among the clothes in drawers, and in | all crevices where pests hide. Washing | shelves and boards and edges under carpets with strong alum-water has been found good, also washing over with turpentine. Sprinkle the floors, and under the carpet edges liberally with Paradichlorobenzene crystals, bought from the chemist. Another idea is to sprinkle cupboards .and_ sates with powdered | sulphur. , ---
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 664, 28 March 1952, Page 23
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186Silverfish New Zealand Listener, Volume 26, Issue 664, 28 March 1952, Page 23
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