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Controlling Clothes Moths

  • 01-02-2011 11:56am
    #1
    donaghs
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    Hi, just wondering if people have ideas about this. Apart from keeping areas clean, regularly hoovering and so on, sealing clothes in air-tight packages.

    Would people have any other ideas. Since there are no kids or pets around, how about targeted use of an insecticide? Any recommendations, and can you buy a suitable one in Woodies or B&Q?


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  • #2
    CJhaughey
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    How about using Mothballs?


  • #3
    donaghs
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    Thats one possibility. But they dont always base themselves in cupboards/drawers. In fact, those places tend to be harder for them to get into. I was wondering also about carpets, cracks in walls and skirting boards that they lay eggs in and so on.


  • #4
    CJhaughey
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    If they aren't eating the skirting, carpets and walls I wouldn't worry too much about them.
    AFAIK there are only a couple of types of moth that eat clothes most of the rest are harmless.
    I don't think you could use anything that would prevent them from entering the house unless it was a very strong insecticide. I know which way I would lean and it wouldn't be a residual insecticide.


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