what can i do about moths in my house?

Question

I have moths everywhere it seems. not sure where they are coming from or what to do about them. I have tried these sheets and sprays and moth balls you can buy from shops, however they have not worked...any suggestions?

Answer 1

perhaps they're mealy moths..Very small, and everywhere. They come in with some flour and grain products, and are almost impossible. The best thing is to go through your cupboards to find out what is infested. If you have a lot, you may also see little white worms, like on the counter...gross. Just get rid of the source, and catch the moths by hand. Good luck

Answer 2

I am petrified of moths and spiders and i had the same problem as yourself and tried your methods which i found none of those worked too. In a state of dispair i thought about it logically and relised that it was the light they were after so it sounds mad i know but what i did actually worked!! I put some lanterns and torches outside, turned off all the lights in the house and opened all the windows and doors at the back of the house. The moths automatically guided themselves towards the light. After two and a half hours most of them had gone, for a week after i found two moths which i zapped with spray. I only open my windows in the daytime now but leave a light outside when i open them at night. I hope this works for you too.

Answer 3

If they're in your kitchen all the advice you've had already about throwing away anything that's not been sealed in an airtight container and cleaning out your cupboards is exactly right. We've just had this problem so I sympathise alot. If they're in your bedroom they're after your clothes. You need to kill as many as possible, clean ut your wardrobes and drawers and vacuum everything really well. If moth balls and sprays haven't worked you could try wiping citronella everywhere - around door and window frames, on your cupboards and wardobes and drawers. They hate the stuff! Good luck

Answer 4

i had this problem really bad last year - are they small moths that seem to turn to ash when squashed? made me feel sick after a while - i was constantly getting them - squashing about 20 at a time - they were mostly in the kitchen and i found out that they were larder moths - basically i found a couple of nests by completely clearing out cupboards - not sure how it all started to be honest - basically you need to clear everything out - check in folds of flour and sugar packets in particular - then place all such foods including pastas and dried fruit - into air-tight containers - wash out cupboards with soapy water, ensuring you also hoover around any areas you can get to behind the cupboards and bottoms of drawers etc - is laborious and not great fun - but trust me - they haven't re-appeared for me yet (other than the odd couple that escaped and hid but were squashed within couple of days!) GOOD LUCK

Answer 5

Lavender oil is supposed to be good at keeping moths at bay you can buy it from the chemists

Answer 6

hello yes i now i live in France and the best way to get ride of moths is to buy a euro sap machine that eclectic goo ts them as they are attracted by light

Answer 7

no moth balls or sprays catch them and let them go

Answer 8

you have grain moths.. look inside your pantry for evidence...it you have even one kernel of rice or grain.cereals etc... they can reproduce...look for spider-like Small webbing's around the grains.......if you have them...nuke all cereals type stuff in the microwave for 20-30 seconds....scrub out the pantry and you will get rid of them

Answer 9

Keep the windows shut at night, especially if you have lights on in the house.

Answer 10

Bats eat moths, get some bats...