Moth Problerm

[dogwin]

Hi there - I have a moth problem at my flat in Martell Road. Can anyone help? Many thanks

[Moovart]

There's no easy solution to moth infestation.

You need to do a thorough clean of your flat including checking all the carpets especially underneath furniture to find where they are nesting and breeding. You need to vacuum your cupboards and drawers wherever you have found moths to get rid of the eggs which are tiny and gritty. Vacuum all the floors thoroughly and regularly. You have to get rid of anything made of wool including carpets and clothes and if you do have wool clothes you want to keep then keep them in sealed bags. Moths particularly like clothes that are unwashed so piles of unwashed woollen clothes that don't move much (eg in teenagers bedrooms )would be moth heaven.

If you do all that then anti moth sprays, moth pheremone traps, cedar, lavender etc have a chance to keep them at bay. If you don't do all that then they will always stay with or return to you even after professional treatments.

[KidKruger]

Loads of threads on here about moths already - search and read.

[Sue]

Lavender, cedar and other "natural" remedies smell nice, but they don't work. I spent a fortune on them until I realised this.

You don't need to get rid of anything woollen. Moth papers among your clothes will kill eggs and larvae, as well as adult moths. But it's the larvae which eat things (not just wool).

Sticky moth traps will attract and kill the flying adult male moths, hopefully before they mate with the sneaky female moths who slide very quickly into low dark places before you can squish them.

Once you have the situation under control, you need to change the traps and papers regularly according to the instructions, otherwise the moths will come back. I speak from experience 🤣

You can also get hanging cassettes for wardrobes etc.

I can't advise on carpets. I got rid of all mine.

Moth control doesn't come cheap. I always Google the cheapest online supplier before I get in new supplies.

I don't like using chemicals, but it's the only reliable way. You can get things like tennis racquets which zap them with an electric charge from a battery, but whilst fun to do, it doesn't get rid of many moths, sadly.

ETA: You can also get canister things which you fumigate a room with, but that's a bit heavy duty.

[Jacqui5254]

Hi dogwin,

I'm just going to repeat what I wrote on here 3 years ago as I had so many moths that were eating my clothes and bedroom carpets. I bought every remedy available...moth balls, strips, sprays, pheremone traps, hoovering, putting my clothes in the freezer to kill off the eggs [!!!!], etc.

I wasted SO much money.

I was so persecuted by them in my home, I tried everything. They ate all my clothes, I had train tracks of where they had eaten into my bedroom carpet. Every time I saw one I responded like some crazy person.

I then bought this....https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pest-Expert-Killing-Clothes-approved/dp/B075LH2SDR/ref=sr_1_10?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1535037805&sr=1-10&keywords=Pest+Expert ... and, after using a lot of the spray, I have not seen a single moth since then..2019!

Good luck.