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dandy-candy
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We have a leather sofa, the type where the seat cushions are sewn onto it. DS dropped his iPod down the gap between one of the cushions and the sofa arm, he pulled the gap open to retrieve it - and there are wriggle grubs down there :eek:
What do I do??
What do I do??
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A few grubs doesn't necessarily mean a nasty infestation, don't be too alarmed.
I would have all the removable cushions out, Hoover (then empty) and then wash down with vinegar. Check and repair all holes in the upholstery. Then think about the source. Could DS or A.N.Other have accidentally dropped some food (a scrap of meat) into the gap?Value-for-money-for-me-puhleeze!
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I'd pour a boiling kettle on them.. then throw the sofa out..LB moment 10/06 Debt Free date 6/6/14Hope to be debt free until the day I dieMortgage-free Wannabee (05/08/30)6/6/14 £72,454.65 (5.65% int.)08/12/2023 £33602.00 (4.81% int.)0
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dandy-candy wrote: »We have a leather sofa, the type where the seat cushions are sewn onto it. DS dropped his iPod down the gap between one of the cushions and the sofa arm, he pulled the gap open to retrieve it - and there are wriggle grubs down there :eek:
What do I do??
Unlikely to be moth grubs ...
more likely to be wooly bears ...
http://www.w-s-m-pestcontrol.co.uk/beetles_13.html
Try to find out what it is, then form a plan of action ...C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z # 40 spanner supervisor.No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thought.Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten."l! ilyë yantë ranya nar vanwë"0 -
Definitely not woolly bears. They look just like these moth larvae http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/hofmannophila-pseudospretella/larva/0
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dandy-candy wrote: »Definitely not woolly bears. They look just like these moth larvae http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/hofmannophila-pseudospretella/larva/
Unusual to have them in a leather sofa ...
but hey ho, it a free world, even for moths ...
C.R.A.P.R.O.L.L.Z # 40 spanner supervisor.No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thought.Only after the last tree has been cut down. Only after the last fish has been caught. Only after the last river has been poisoned. Only then will you realize that money cannot be eaten."l! ilyë yantë ranya nar vanwë"0
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