On the warpath: how to deal with moths

There are only about 30 kinds of moths, and each diet is different from each other. So, in our apartments can live not onlywoolen moth, but also carpet (called kozheedom, because it can eat the skin), grain, furniture. She lives in wardrobes and lockers in the kitchen. Moth larvae can eat not only wool, but also feathers, velvet, book bindings. And they even eat synthetic fibers!

The fight against the moth is a very difficult activity, because the fluttering butterflies that fly byapartments - these are adult males that do not pose any danger to clothing. And while we chase after them, females lay eggs on clothes. Later, small caterpillars will hatch from them, which can eat and live in a wardrobe for 2 years.

What to do and how to deal with the moth? First, first, let's determine with which moth to fight. To fight the grain moth, which is planted in cereal, flour, pasta, dried fruits, you must carefully wash the cabinets, where stored moth-damaged food supplies.

It is necessary to wash not simple water, and soapsolution, which is then washed off with plain water. All the cracks that are in the locker, you need to smear with vinegar. For this purpose, an ordinary brush perfectly fits. Leave the cabinet open until it completely dries.

Backfill, which damaged the larvae of moth, must be sorted and dried in the oven at a temperature of 60-70 ° C for 15 minutes or in the microwave. If the caterpillars are too many, then such products should be discarded immediately. To prevent moths from entering food, they should be stored in glass jars with a tightly closed lid.

Against woolen moths, there are no effective drugs. The fact is that most funds are simplefrighten off butterflies and do not allow them to lay eggs on clothes, but it is from the larvae - they are helpless. The moth can breed throughout the year, and the caterpillars themselves are able to survive without food for 30 days. They even tolerate cooling to 0 ° C.

There is no unambiguous answer to how to deal with moths. You can only carry out prevention, applying certain means and following several rules of storage of things.

Rule one: moth does not like sunlight and freshair, so she is not afraid of things that you constantly wear. Winter things, which almost all year round can hang in the closet, should be stored in plastic covers. Before you hang a fur coat and other fur clothes for storage, it should be well baked: if it has eggs of moths - they will fall off, since they do not hold fast. Any fur products should be stored in paper cases sealed with adhesive tape.

Rule two: store only clean, ironedclothes. Moth larvae immediately begin to eat clothes, on which there are stains from fat or sweat. Therefore, it is best to take clothes to dry cleaners, then neither larvae nor eggs of moths will remain exactly on it.

As a means of fighting the moth, you can recommend using small sachets - sachets, which are filled with various aromatic herbs and hanged in a closet. So, the moth does not like the smell of lavender, oregano,mint, cloves. In addition to protection from moths, sachet bags will give clothes a pleasant aroma. In addition, the moth does not tolerate the smell of tobacco, hop leaves, walnuts, camphor, cedar. Not bad scared off the smell of orange or tangerine. You can use fresh citrus peel to prevent butterflies from moths laying eggs on clothes. As soon as the crusts dry, they must be changed for new ones.

And moth does not like the smell of leaves of geranium and decorative nettle. So you can just put fresh leaves of these colors in the closet.

Chemicals, like naphthalene, only discourage butterflies, but do not fight with larvae. In addition, their use can be dangerous forhuman health. There are a number of folk remedies that can be used to dress clothes before storing it in a cupboard. Prepare the solution from the following liquids:

• 200 ml of gasoline, 0.1 g of phenol and 1 g of camphor


• or 200 ml of alcohol, 4 g of naphthalene, 10 ml of turpentine and 4 g of phenol


• or 80 ml of gasoline, 40 ml of turpentine, 1 g of camphor, 4 g of naphthalene and 2 g of tobacco dust

All these solutions have a sharp odor that scares off the mole. But keep in mind that these mixtures are very flammable.

Now you know how to deal with moths, and you can not be afraid for the safety of your things and food.