Choosing a means to deal with moths at home

In the overwhelming majority of cases, the successful removal of moths requires an integrated approach that combines the use of several means. Perhaps only clothes moth You can withdraw using one tool, but in her case, for reliable protection of clothes, you will need to use additional means of protection and prevention.

Every home remedy for moth is aimed either at the direct extermination of insects, or at their scaring. With the use of funds from the first group, it is possible to achieve the extermination of already existing insects, but they do not provide protection against the appearance of new pests in the house.

Home remedies for moths, insect repellent, by contrast, are good for preventing infection of the premises, but will not allow to deal with pests, if they have already appeared in the apartment.

Therefore, a successful struggle with moths at home is a competent combination of both types of products. And first, the mole must be destroyed, and then - to prevent its re-penetration into the apartment. Use for such a complex struggle should be several types of tools.

 

Moth aerosol preparations

Aerosol insecticides are one of the most fast-acting moth products and are suitable for home use. The aerosol spreads with the air and settles on the surfaces on which butterflies sit or the caterpillars crawl. As a result, insects are poisoned by contact with insecticides that are poisonous to them.

At the same time, most modern products use insecticidal preparations that are relatively safe for humans. If they enter the airways or the digestive tract, they can at least lead to allergies, but are usually successfully neutralized by the human body itself or warm-blooded pets. However, for greater safety when using aerosols, it is imperative that you follow the instructions and apply personal protective equipment.

But fight the kitchen moth at home using aerosols ineffective. After all, these preparations should not be allowed to get into food products, and therefore they can only destroy the already flown butterflies or individual larvae crawling along the walls. In practice, it is better to destroy such individual insects manually, rather than using an aerosol.

As for combating a homemade moth, the use of aerosol insecticides against it is very effective.

For this purpose, special products are produced that do not have a strong odor and do not spoil the fabric. One treatment by them of an infected wardrobe is usually enough to completely kill insects. And repeated “control” spraying of the cabinet in a few weeks guarantees the destruction of the larvae that hatch from previously unaffected eggs.

 

Armol

One cylinder of Armol means costs about 100 rubles, and it will be enough for the complete processing of contaminated furniture in an average one-room apartment.

Before you deal with the food moth at home with the help of Armol, it is necessary to discover the place of development of eggs and larvae. This is usually a bag of flour, cereal, nuts or dried fruit - it should be discarded.And by the aerosol itself, it is necessary to process the nightstand or cabinet in order to destroy the possible surviving larvae and adult butterflies. At the same time it is necessary to ensure that the tool does not fall on food.

To combat moth armolm, wardrobes with clothes and clothes themselves are processed, which can potentially contain pests.

The advantages of Armol are a pleasant smell and the ability to use it in the kitchen, and for processing cabinets with expensive luxury clothing. The drug itself does not affect the state of fabrics, furs and skin.

Feedback

“In the new apartment, we really didn’t want to throw away even the old, but strong and beautiful nightstand in the kitchen and the wardrobe in the bedroom. The husband nearly insisted on throwing out when the mole was discovered there and there. But I managed to save the furniture))) I bought Armol in the store and sprinkled it in the kitchen cabinets and throughout the wardrobe before I put something there. As a result, the mole disappeared and has not appeared for a year and a half, although it is written on the balloon that it provides protection for 6 months. ”

Julia, Yaroslavl

 

Aerosol Clean House

Clean House is a home remedy for moths to handle clothing cabinets.When applying it, it is important not to spray the agent onto the clothing itself, but to treat only the walls of the cabinets, doors and shelves.

The aerosol has a faint odor that resembles the scent of an air freshener.

 

Moth Raptor

Aerosol Raptor from moths is similar to previous tools and can be used to process clothes. Usually, a single use of the agent is enough to remove the moth from the cabinet, and several subsequent depositions on the walls - to prevent its appearance.

The cost of a 175 ml bottle is about 100 rubles.

 

Moth sections

Moth sections are compact repellents in solid form that have a pronounced odor to scare away butterflies. Many believe that sections are the most effective means of home moths, but in principle they do not differ in any way from folk remedies such as lavender, laundry soap, or cedar oil.

It is important to understand that it is impossible to destroy a mole with the help of sections, you can only scare away. After the butterflies are excreted from the pupae, they try to leave the place where the sections smell, and therefore in the long run, with regular use of the sections, they will produce results.

To get rid of the pray here and now these funds will not work.

On a note

The most responsible manufacturers of moth sections indicate on their products that before using them, cabinets must be treated with an aerosol that will destroy most of the pests.

 

Sections from moth Raptor

Sections from the moth Raptor - small plates that are conveniently mounted on the walls of cabinets and mezzanines. These means of dealing with home moths work most effectively when placing several sections in one cabinet. Have a light and pleasant smell of lavender.

The cost of one plate is about 30 rubles, the validity period is 4 months after unpacking.

 

Mosquitall Moth Lavender

Mosquitall sections also smell of lavender, and come in two versions: in special plastic containers for gluing to the walls of the cabinet, and in the form of plates with convenient hooks for hanging. One section is enough to protect the cabinet with a floor area of ​​0.5 square meters. m

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“On Mosquitall there are fields for entries when the sections were hung. They are enough for six months. If the cabinet is too big or there are several of them, you need to buy such a number of sections to cover the entire volume.I got expensive because of the large wardrobe and because I also scared the mole in the kitchen with this tool. But the result is obvious.

Evgenia, Ulyanovsk

 

Other remedies for moths

Sometimes other means are used to control moths at home:

• special electronic fumigators with pills, quite complex, but with proper use, giving the desired effect;
• ordinary gels and dusts from cockroaches, which from the moth practically do not help;
• freezing or steaming cabinets or the entire apartment. It can be quite effective, but very troublesome and time consuming.

Among these tools, there are no serious alternatives to aerosols and sections.

 

Folk remedies for moth

The number of funds traditionally used by the people to repel moths is very high, but among them there is no preparation capable of destroying pests.

Most common folk remedies for moth are:

• lavender in the form of dried flowers and bushes, which unfolds in cabinets for the prevention of infection with their butterflies
• fresh tangerine and orange peels, which are often used to protect kitchen furniture

• laundry soap, pieces of which are laid out in the pockets of protected clothing
• living geranium in the house: not everyone can tolerate the smell of this plant, but she doesn’t like her mole
• various strongly smelling essential oils, including lavender. When using them, it is important to remember that the smell of each oil firmly “sticks” to the clothing itself.

People often talk about other natural moth repellents: garlic, horse chestnut and even the smell of fresh newspapers. However, their effectiveness in scaring moths is low, and therefore they are not widely spread.

 

One of the most well-known anti-moth products, naphthalene, is not recommended for use in residential premises because it is recognized as a carcinogen and can harm human health more than things the mole itself does. Therefore, in the fight against moths in an apartment, you should choose those tools that have already proven their effectiveness in practice and are safe to use.

 

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