Moth Infestation

Missymoohaa

Last Night I was horrified when putting my children to bed to discover that the ceilings and light shades were covered with these little moth creatures, they were all over the hall and my bedroom too. I leave the front door open (live in a bungalow) because the kids are out playing and obviously they were attracted to the lights in the bedrooms and hall. I'm hoping that this means they came from outside and not inside so I don't have to empty out all the wardrobes etc. (Hoarders United is my home)

Now I panicked last night and hadn't a clue how to get rid of them so I just hoovered all of the little b*****ds up. It took ages. Now I see some of you mentioning Lavender here and on another site I seen Citrus Oil as a remedy. I cleaned out the hoover tray and left it and the hose out over night to "air".

Did I do enough? Should I do a lot more? Any suggestions

minterno

hi,if they were attracted to the light they are prob just common moths and not the clothes eating type,i currently have the type you dont want in my house and im in the process of ripping up the carpets and putting all wood flooring in the house,the common clothes moth(Tineola bisselliella)avoids bright light and will never fly aroung the light or lamp,they stick closer to the ground and are very hard to see as they blend in to the surroundings very well and if you do try to swat one they will take a dive in to some cushions or down the side of the couch,they are a nightmare to get rid of,my advice to anyone is to never bring second hand clothes into a house and even new woolen clothes can be dodgy,i was in dingle a fortnight ago and went in to a wool shop looking for a jumper and i spotted a few clothes moths there,i have them about 6 months or more and i think i bought them in to the house when i was minding a few bags of clothes for a friend while they were moving house and am stuck with the buggers now,your ok if they were near or attracted to the light so you have nothing to worry about i would think,cheers

kincsem

• Turn on a central light (hall or landing)
• Turn off the light where they are and open the door to the hall / landing.
• They will move to the new light source in the hall / landing.
• Turn on the light in the bathroom, and open the bathroom door.
• Switch off the light in the hall / landing.
• When they are in the bathroom open the window, close the door, switch off the bathroom light.
• When it get light at dawn they will exit through the bathroom window.

Half-cocked

Probably something like Light Brown Apple Moths, there have been some huge hatches in our area recently. Harmless.