[Shop-talk] Moth larvae in a vacuum cleaner

[Ron Schmittou]

Sprinkle moth crystals on the rugs first and then vacuum - This also works
very well on flea's and their eggs - if you keep indoor pets.

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[mailto:shop-talk-bounces+rs1121=earthlink.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Peter Schauss
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:01 PM
To: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: [Shop-talk] Moth larvae in a vacuum cleaner

(I believe that this qualifies as on topic because the machine in question
currently resides in my garage because my wife is afraid to take it back
into the house.)

Yesterday we took some old wool area rugs out of our storage unit and
discovered that they were infested with moth larvae.  One of the rugs was
damaged beyond repair, but the others looked like they were salvageable.  We
vacuumed these until it looked like we had removed all of the visible moth
larvae and changed the dust bag in the vacuum cleaner.  We are going to have
these rugs professionally cleaned.  Now our concern is that there may be
some larvae left alive in the power head and the hose.  What can I spray the
insides of the vacuum cleaner with to kill any surviving larvae?

Thanks,
Peter Schauss
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