Moths - best way to be rid

dangalf

As the title states we've got a problem with moths. Has anyone had any successful and cheap ways of getting rid of the blighters? They seem to come from wardrobe mainly. however, one added problem is they seem also to be coming from under the carpet in our nursery. The baby is not due until July but want to be rid before she arrives. Also preferably without the hideous smell of mothballs or having to call in pest control and ridiculous amounts of money.

Thanks

msb5262

You may need to get rid of the carpet.
Lots of vacuuming and GET RID OF THE HOOVER BAG at the tip or away from the house so you don't keep the larvae at home.
Lavender oil, dried mint leaves, sandalwood...all these are meant to be natural ways of getting rid of moths.
Moths thrive in slightly damp conditions so you might want to take the carpet up, hoover the floorboards, let them dry out thoroughly and put sandalwood chips in every gap you can find.

HTH

MsB

Nicki

We had carpet moths when I was expecting my last baby. They did a huge amount of damage in a very short space of time, to the extent that we will need to recarpet the whole house. They spread so quickly that I wouldn't rely on the fact that they are confined to the baby's room.

We used rentokil I'm afraid and it was expensive but they are now gone. If you try home methods first it might save you money, or alternatively it might cost you time resulting in your carpets being beyond repair by the time you resort to the professionals. Whatever happens you need to be sure you have completely eradicated them before putting down new carpets, as otherwise your new ones will get ruined too!

If you do have professional spraying, they recommend that you stay out of the house for a couple of hours afterwards while pregnant, and you will need more than one treatment. I think we had about 5 over 3 weeks.

Bambywamby

I saw a tip of one of those money saving programmes recently that said if you put some lavender oil on a few tissues and put the tissues in the bottom of the wardrobe it will keep moths at bay. x x

tesuhoha

There's an article about this in the DM today. You may find some helpful information

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1393334/Moths-invade-Britains-homes-What-stop-them.html

Percy1983

Been noticing a few moths at home recently, just keep catching then and throwing them out.

Will keep this some of this advice in mind, not sure sure if they are living with me or the fact family members keep leaving the back door open at night with the lights on.

hethmar

Weve got them too this year - never really bothered by them before but we found a lot in a rather nice oriental carpet we had rolled up and put out of the way whilst decorating/renovating one room

Ive gone for moth balls for the stuff in the loft and bought some cedar rings for all the wardrobes and drawers.

Tropez

If the moths are of the smaller variety, then a Venus Flytrap (£5-£8 usually) will eat them but it depends on whether the room is suitable in terms of light for the plant to thrive. Also, if there are a lot of moths, then more than one plant would be required. We have a few scattered around our home for dealing with flies and moths that come a calling when the doors are open to let the dogs in and out.

However, if you've got problems of that scale, then you do likely need to ensure that there are no larvae in your home which is going to require a very thorough cleaning and possible removal of the carpet.

BlondeHeadOn

tesuhoha wrote: »

There's an article about this in the DM today. You may find some helpful information

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1393334/Moths-invade-Britains-homes-What-stop-them.html

I liked the comment at the end of the article which suggested putting the moth-y clothes into a black plastic bin liner and locking them in a car for a few hours on a very hot day. This sounds like a good MSE way of cooking the little blighters!

I guess if you followed this by taking the items out of the bag one by one and shaking them in the sunshine, this would also help.

These news stories have made me start checking my clothes cupboards, I am checking that I don't have a problem...

Does anyone know if storing out-of-season clothes in the loft helps keep moths at bay? I have just packed away all my (newly washed) winter clothes into clear plastic bags and put them in the loft. It has occured to me that if the moths don't like extremes of hot or cold, this could be a useful way of keeping them at bay?

hethmar

Didnt work with our carpet We had it in polythene and we thought air tight.