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I heard that cinnamon quills will keep moths at bay, so you might want to try tying up a few and hanging them in your apartment. At the very least, it will make it smell nice!
First of all, try to figure out what sort of moths they are. I had the little Indian moths that get in your food and it took months to get all of them out of the apartment. Look on the walls and stuff as well, do you see any little catepillar/wormy types crawling around(tiny ones). If so kills these fast before they turn into new moths. Check any grains, even unopened boxes. If you see any 'invisible' netting type things inside a bag you can do 2 things ... 1) throw it out 2) Put the whole container in the freezer(it kills any eggs that are there). then put in airtight containers
Do you have any pets? I figured out my problem started with guinea pig food/bedding I bought at one store(when I went back there for something else the moths were everywhere - GROSS)
Don't use moth balls, look up natural homeremedy waysto get rid of the moths...once you figure out what kind they are
I had a big problem with both kinds of moths at my old apartment - although I think they got in via a bag of bird seed.
Cedar chips or balls will work in your closet for clothing, but if you can, put anything made of wool or cashmere in a drawer - they loooooove wool and cashmere.
For food, keep all your dry staples in sealed jars or plastic containers. When you empty a container of something , wash it well in hot water before putting fresh stuff in.
Moths love little nooks and crannies - my infestation was concentrated in the bindings of my cookbooks, which was in close proximity to my shelf of dry staples - so keep all of your kitchen clean.
weer in ur pantry, eatin ur dry g00dzantikytheraDecember 30 2006, 13:52:06 UTC
Argh, are they those teeny little pantry moths? I hate those guys. The problem is that if you bring grain or cereal into the house and put it straight into a sealed container, there's still an opportunity for the critters to get in there and lay eggs, and you'll open the container a month later to find it full of webs and caterpillars. XP
We got rid of them by storing all our grains, cereals, and derivatives (bread, flour, etc.) in the freezer instead of the pantry. It killed off the critters that were already in it, and starved out the ones that were left.
Re: weer in ur pantry, eatin ur dry g00dzblueyz72December 30 2006, 14:03:05 UTC
yuk - gives me a flashback to last summer when I first had these moths but couldn't figure out where in the kitchen they were hiding. I opened a container of oatmeal and oh wow GROSS!! the inside was crawling inside a web. Most things don't make me sqeemish(I teach science) but THAT...EWW
It took a few months later to find and get rid of all their hiding places, and I haven't seen one in my apt for 4 months so hoping I got them all!!
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1) throw it out
2) Put the whole container in the freezer(it kills any eggs that are there). then put in airtight containers
Do you have any pets? I figured out my problem started with guinea pig food/bedding I bought at one store(when I went back there for something else the moths were everywhere - GROSS)
Don't use moth balls, look up natural homeremedy waysto get rid of the moths...once you figure out what kind they are
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Cedar chips or balls will work in your closet for clothing, but if you can, put anything made of wool or cashmere in a drawer - they loooooove wool and cashmere.
For food, keep all your dry staples in sealed jars or plastic containers. When you empty a container of something , wash it well in hot water before putting fresh stuff in.
Moths love little nooks and crannies - my infestation was concentrated in the bindings of my cookbooks, which was in close proximity to my shelf of dry staples - so keep all of your kitchen clean.
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We got rid of them by storing all our grains, cereals, and derivatives (bread, flour, etc.) in the freezer instead of the pantry. It killed off the critters that were already in it, and starved out the ones that were left.
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It took a few months later to find and get rid of all their hiding places, and I haven't seen one in my apt for 4 months so hoping I got them all!!
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