How to Get Rid of Moles

The moth is capable of causing significant damage by spoiling food, furniture and things. There are many kinds of moths that differ in their habitat and food preferences, but they all harm according to the same principle: butterflies lay eggs in favorable conditions for future offspring, and then they produce caterpillars that actually damage their excessive appetite. There are many ways to get rid of moles, but first of all you must prevent the possibility of its multiplication in your apartment.

To do this, it is necessary to create such conditions for the storage of things and products, in which the moth butterfly, which has flown into the house, will not be able to find the necessary place for the deposition of eggs.

To get rid of moths in the kitchen will help special containers for storing cereals, dried fruits, flour and other food products. They should be made of food plastic or glass and have tightly closed lids. If it is not possible to store all the products in such containers, use tied cellophane bags. In addition, it is necessary to maintain lockers for storing food products clean, periodically rinsing them from inside with a soap solution and drying them. Slots can be treated with food vinegar. If the appearance of the grain moth larvae in the products still could not be avoided, the products would have to be discarded, or carefully sorted and dried in the oven, if the caterpillars are very small.

To get rid of moths at home will help to observe the rules of storage of things. Fur, feathers, wool, natural velvet, felt as well as book bindings are usually attacked by woolen moths. Butterflies of this species are very prolific, and can reproduce year round. Caterpillars are very tenacious, they can withstand a temperature drop of 0 degrees. Without food, they can live about a month, and in search of food spit polyethylene and synthetic fabrics. Such caterpillars live up to two years.

To protect their belongings from their appearance, it is necessary to observe the storage conditions. Things you use quite often will not be a suitable breeding place for moths. Caterpillars can not tolerate sunlight and fresh air. But the clothes, which are stored in the closet for several months, quite often becomes the object of spoilage. First of all, before you put it away for long-term storage, it needs to be cleaned properly, since spots of dirt and sweat on things are first consumed by moth caterpillars. In addition, it is desirable to shake the clothes well, then on the moth eggs, if they were there, most likely they will not stay on the surface.

Pack your clothes in dense cellophane or multi-layered paper impregnated with a special composition that repels the moth. In the closet, where things are stored, you can put ready repellents. But their downside is that most often they are made from camphor and mothball, which mole only scare away, but for a person can be very dangerous. Fortunately, of all the ways to get rid of moles, you can choose those that involve the use of safe means. For example, such as lavender, fir, geranium leaves and pepper. In lavender or fir oil, you can moisten cotton swabs and put them in a closet. Bunches of lavender or geraniums are also able to scare away the moth.

But how to get rid of moths if her caterpillars already appeared on clothes? Very effective substance is dichlorvos. He does not just frighten butterflies moth like other means, but kills caterpillars, being a poison for them. After using dichlorvos, the apartment needs to be ventilated.

Unlike woolen moths, the kozheed, whose caterpillars feed on natural skin, are not susceptible to mothballs, lavender or camphor. He is only afraid of those drugs that include dichlorvos.

Observe all the rules for storing things and products, and you do not have to look for ways to get rid of moths that have already caused considerable harm.