Installing Indoor Cat Tree

[Guest]

I have a house full of moths - little brown "Ooops, word censored!"s - we've had them for months.

 

has anyone any suggestions for something I can burn or squirt around that will either kill them or send them packing??

 

(I don't want to fill the house with fly-spray!)

 

Phil

[Sheilaz]

Well, cedarwood is a repellent, so you could have some blocks around the house. But, I'd be interested in other answers, as the moths eat something every year, usually a new jumper.

Phil, I thought you were the bug protector? I love to see moths, there are so many varieties, but I don't want clothes eaten, nor smelling of moth balls. I put soap in the drawers, seems to work.

But, they always target a loose jumper.

[Guest]

I don't mind the odd moth - flown in from the garden - but these ones have been born and bred in the house (except I don't know where) and they end up everywhere... (there were little moth caterpillars all over the sitting room ceiling a while ago - eugh!)

 

they have laid little moth eggs in the larder (in packets of rice and such-like) that have hatched into little moth-caterpillars) - and they flap about your face annoyingly when you watch TV or go to bed!

 

I want to KILL THEM ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!

 

cedarwood - where do I get that from then?

 

thanks,

 

Phil

 

PS

 

cue joke: what comes out of the wardrobe at 150 miles an hour?

 

Sterling Moth!

[Sheilaz]

Couldn't you set your sp*****s to work?

Meanwhile, I'm hoping an expert will have some ideas in the morning.

Before you get violent!

All things bright & beautiful, all.......

...well, they are taking over. The larder might be harder. Yuk.

Just found;

http://www.gdparker.co.uk

look under household, moth repellent. Oooh, just seen a lovely whistling kettle there too.

[Louise]

Most fly spray contains a fair amount of citronella why not try an oil burner with citronella oil in

 

It is not the nicest smelling essential oil but it might work

 

If nothing else it may pursuade then to move out

[Lesley-Jean]

They are brown house moths (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) Phil

Cosmopolitan and widespread throughout the UK, on materials of animal and vegetable origin. May be found among foodstuffs, but primarily a pest of textiles.

 

See Here

 

 

Get Rid !!! But I fear you will need to be aggressive with them

Edited June 13, 2006 by Guest

[Guest]

Get a cat, Phil.

 

Our 2 happily chase and eat moths all evening!

 

[Guest]

They are brown house moths (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) Phil

Cosmopolitan and widespread throughout the UK, on materials of animal and vegetable origin. May be found among foodstuffs, but primarily a pest of textiles.

 

See Here

 

 

Get Rid !!! But I fear you will need to be aggressive with them

 

 

thanks L-J - you are a positive enyclopaedia of wisdom!

 

Looking at the photos I reckon they are Indian Meal Moths - I thin k they arrived in a bag of peanuts.. and I now have several generations.

 

most of the solutions involve cleaning the house - bad news! - but I think I'll try the citronella as well - that's a good idea!

 

Phil

[Guest]

I have ordered some pheremone-baited food-moth traps and some spray (for when I clean out the larder!) based on neem and tea-tree oil (which , allegedly, they don't like!)

 

I shall report back progress!

 

Phil

[Lesley-Jean]

Looking at the photos I reckon they are Indian Meal Moths - I thin k they arrived in a bag of peanuts.. and I now have several generations.

 

most of the solutions involve cleaning the house - bad news! - but I think I'll try the citronella as well - that's a good idea!

 

Phil

 

This one

 

Hope the sex pheromone works ( For the moths)

[Guest]

i think so - it's the closest I've found anyway...

 

http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th7d.htm

 

Phil

[Lesley-Jean]

Log off now and start scrubbing Phil

 

Home you can deal with it without the zapper squad

[bunee1]

Hi Phil....i had moths in a synthetic carpet of all places but have renovated and been brave and have a posh new wool one ...i have put little muslin bags full of dried citrus peel,rosemary and lavender in the suspect places and fingers crossed iv'e had no problems.

[Martin B]

Citronella oil!

[The Dogmother]

I use that too Martin (as you know ). Imix it with eucalyptus oil and it keeps the bugs away from the Eglu.

 

Phil, have you tried contacting Wiggly Wigglers to see if they have a nematode thingy that'll kill them?