Plagued with moths - coming in from next door

usignuolo

I am plagued with moths in my house. Don't know where they are coming from but suspect from the house next door where the elderly couple living there never knowingly throw anything away. The moths have got into the carpet behind the sofa and we are planning to have it replaced.

What does anyone recommend as the best exterminators/deterrents?

anotherbaldrick

Steam pressure cleaner (hire one ) it destroys the eggs , otherwise the infestation will reappear. Although from what you say it sounds more like carpet moths which come from anywhere but love to hang around rather than breeding laying eggs and going. Oh and a good vacuum afterwards.

Wilkins

I assume these are clothes moths

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clothes_moth

which also like carpets. They can come from anywhere and there is no need to blame a specific source.

Traps can be part of the solution:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/CLOTHES-MOTH-TRAPS-x-5/dp/B003KP2TK6/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1397324092&sr=1-3&keywords=moth+trap

(no need, actually, to buy the trap --you just need the refills).
They do work, but you should also kill on sight. However, you can only really keep them in check. Total elimination is usually not possible.

Brenny

We had them in our house with no one to blame. Ended up getting rid of all our chargers but we still find them!

Biggles

Sounds like the case-bearing clothes moth (http://www.pestcontroldirect.co.uk/acatalog/How_to_deal_with_Carpet_Moth.html).

As long as you move all furniture each time you vacuum, and do it thoroughly, you should be OK. They like dark places under sofas, armchairs etc etc. Obviously, this only applies to wool carpets, not synthetic.

Biggles

Brenny wrote: »

Ended up getting rid of all our chargers but we still find them!

??? Is this some other meaning of the word 'charger' of which I'm not aware?

societys_child

Biggles wrote: »

??? Is this some other meaning of the word 'charger' of which I'm not aware?

Think they're some kind of medieval war horse . . .;)

Biggles

societys_child wrote: »

Think they're some kind of medieval war horse

Yes, but how would selling your horses help with the moths?
;-)

Brenny

Biggles wrote: »

Yes, but how would selling your horses help with the moths?
;-)

Lol. If anyone is still reading this thread, apologies. The spellchecker must have changed CARPETS to chargers. Not sure why because I don't think my typing is that bad...... Note to self. Read before you post!

miss_kc

I had a real problem with moths in a carpet really small ones I tried everything to get rid of them but nothing worked. Eventually I spoke to a vet he suggested a spray that is commonly used to control fleas it wasn't cheap around £15 a can but it worked immediately really sorry can't remember the name but your local vet should know.

Dollardog

miss_kc wrote: »

I had a real problem with moths in a carpet really small ones I tried everything to get rid of them but nothing worked. Eventually I spoke to a vet he suggested a spray that is commonly used to control fleas it wasn't cheap around £15 a can but it worked immediately really sorry can't remember the name but your local vet should know.

Indorex spray