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Old 08-12-2005, 06:08 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Get rid of Moths

We have moths flying all over our house. How do you get rid of them? I'm concerned they're in our clothes.

Yes and of the flying ones I've already thought of and discounted the shot gun idea! Any other help would be appreciated.
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Old 08-12-2005, 09:42 AM   #2 (permalink)
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What do they look like?
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Old 08-12-2005, 10:41 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Small white(almost grey) ones, they're about the size of a nickle.
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Old 08-12-2005, 11:45 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I also find something like that in our house, but these tend to be no bigger than a dime. Fortunately they are easy to catch and smash but I'd like to know how to control/get rid of them short of toxic chemical attack.

I'm not sure, but after a couple years of looking for the source of the problem, to me they seemed to come from a small wormy thing that can easily crawl thru even fine mesh window screen, then of course when they are inside and turn into moths ...good bye nice sweaters.

To test this idea, I'm looking for something non-toxic and non-annoying to most humans, that I can put on/around each window to keep them from coming in. Don't know what yet and it seems like it would take a whole reproductive season to test my theory Probably by the time I figure it out and get rid of them, I'll be long gone from this life. I really like eucalyptus oil, do you think that would work?

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Old 08-17-2005, 10:35 AM   #5 (permalink)
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It could be clothes moths or something else. You will need to look it up on the internet to see what you have.
Check any wool clothes for the larva.
Clould be another type of moth. check food, pet's food, bird seed.
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Old 08-17-2005, 12:29 PM   #6 (permalink)
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well there is always the old trick of using ceader....really interesting smelling wood...take a trip to your local (not the home depot) hardware store and ask them about ceader for moth control...they'll be able to help you out
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Old 09-08-2005, 03:13 AM   #7 (permalink)
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They make different bate type traps that they stick to. Leave those around and you'll eventually trap them all. Ace Hardware folks are usually good with advice, especially if you bring a dead moth in. I had the problem a few years ago and the sticky bate traps did the trick in a week.
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Old 09-08-2005, 05:12 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Lavender, Cedar and Citronella are all essential oils that have known insect repelling properties.

Plus they all smell nice.

1) Get a big handful of lavender flowers, place them onto a 3" square of muslin (cheesecloth).

2) Mix ~10ml (2 teaspoons) each of cedar oil, citronella oil (substitute with lemon, lime or grapefruit if you prefer), and of lavender oil (pure ones) and drip as much as you want to onto the flowers. Use this oil to refresh the flowers from time to time.

3) If you can get some (it is not easy to find anymore) get some camphor balls, and place one in the middle of the bundle.

4) Pinch the corners together, and tie it all closed with string or ribbon.

5) Make a loop of the leftover string.

6) Hang in the wardrobes.
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Old 09-08-2005, 04:07 PM   #9 (permalink)
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After you get rid of them, try to find the source. We used to get them really badly, and it was because we had birdseed they liked and would manage to get into the plastic bag. Putting it in a tupperware container solved that quickly.
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Old 09-09-2005, 08:17 PM   #10 (permalink)
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It could be clothes moths or something else.
Check any wool clothes for the larva.
I thought so too, but found some munching down on cotton as well. I understand they will eat pretty much any natural fiber. *sigh* Little f***ers.
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Old 09-15-2005, 09:37 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I had a moth problem once, and after one of my kids left out a glass of orange juice one night, I discovered that many of them would fly to the juice and drown in it. After that, I'd put a half inch in a broad cup, and at least most of the moths went to that each morning.
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Old 09-18-2005, 08:29 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Turn your porch light off, or invest in a yellow bug light. Close your curtains at night so less light is visable from the outside of your home.
The critters are attracted to the light, and then they gain entry into the premises, through a crack or opening around the doors & windows. Check to make sure everything is sealed.
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Old 09-24-2005, 09:46 AM   #13 (permalink)
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It's also important to check your books on the shelves because little bugs like to munch paper and grow there. That's one reason why nicer book shelves are the ones with glass doors that cover them. Just thought you'd want to know...

Good luck.
Lavender does work wonders in clothing drawers & makes the sweaters & undies smell nice.
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Old 10-01-2005, 09:37 PM   #14 (permalink)
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The pheromone sticky traps work best for flour moths-they're the ones in bird food and your pantry. IIRC they emit the scent of female moths in heat, so the males end up sticky, and the females are all horny but can't reproduce.
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