In the vast majority of cases, successful moth removal requires an integrated approach that combines the use of several means. Perhaps, only clothes moth can be removed using one remedy, but even in its case, additional use of protective and preventive measures will be required to reliably protect clothes.
Each moth remedy at home is aimed either at the direct destruction of insects or at repelling them. With the use of funds from the first group, it is possible to achieve the extermination of existing insects, but they do not provide protection against the appearance of new pests in the house.
Home remedies for moths that repel insects, on the contrary, are good for preventing infection of the premises, but will not allow you to cope with pests if they have already appeared in the apartment.
Therefore, a successful fight against moths at home is a competent combination of both types of remedies. And first, the moth must be destroyed, and then - to prevent its re-penetration into the apartment. Several types of means should be used for such a complex struggle.
Aerosol preparations from moths
Aerosol insecticides are among the fastest-acting moth killers and are easy to use at home.The aerosol spreads with the air and settles on surfaces on which butterflies sit or caterpillars crawl. As a result, insects are poisoned by contact with poisonous insecticides.
At the same time, most modern means use insecticidal preparations that are relatively safe for humans. If inhaled or ingested, they can lead to allergies in the worst case, but are usually successfully neutralized by the human body itself or warm-blooded pets. However, for greater safety when using aerosols, it is imperative to follow the instructions and use personal protective equipment.
But to fight kitchen moths at home with the help of aerosols is ineffective. After all, these drugs should not be allowed to get on food, and therefore they can only destroy butterflies that have already flown out or individual larvae crawling along the walls. In practice, it is better to destroy such individual insects manually than to use an aerosol.
As for the fight against domestic clothes moth, the use of aerosol insecticides against it is very effective.
For this, special products are produced that do not have a strong odor and do not spoil fabrics. One treatment of an infected wardrobe with them is usually enough to completely destroy insects. And repeated “control” spraying of the cabinet after a few weeks guarantees the destruction of the larvae hatched from the eggs that were not previously affected by the poison.
Armol
One bottle of Armol costs about 100 rubles, and it is enough to completely process infected furniture in a one-room apartment of medium size.
Before you fight food moth at home with the help of Armol, you need to find the place of development of eggs and larvae. This is usually a bag of flour, cereals, nuts or dried fruits - it should be thrown away. And the aerosol itself needs to be treated with a bedside table or cabinet in order to destroy possible surviving larvae and adult butterflies. In this case, you need to ensure that the product does not get on food.
To combat the clothes moth, Armol processes wardrobes with clothes and the clothes themselves, on which pests can potentially be present.
The advantages of Armol are a pleasant smell and the possibility of using it both in the kitchen and for processing cabinets with expensive elite clothes. The drug itself does not affect the condition of tissues, furs and skin.
Review
“In the new apartment, we really didn’t want to throw away the old, but strong and beautiful bedside table in the kitchen and the wardrobe in the bedroom. The husband almost insisted on throwing it away, when a mole was found both there and there. But I managed to save the furniture))) I bought it in the Armol store and sprinkled it in the kitchen cabinets and all over the wardrobe before I put something there. As a result, the moth 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 for cleaning closets with clothes. When using it, it is important not to spray the product on the clothes themselves, but to process only the walls of cabinets, doors and shelves.
The aerosol has a faint odor reminiscent of an air freshener.
Moth Raptor
Aerosol Raptor from moths is similar to previous products and can be used to treat clothing.Usually, a single use of the product is enough to remove the moth from the closet, and several subsequent applications on the walls to prevent its occurrence.
The cost of a 175 ml bottle is about 100 rubles.
Sections from the moth
Moth sections are compact repellents in solid form with a strong scent to repel moths. Many believe that sections are the most effective remedies for domestic moths, but in principle they are no different 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 it away. After the butterflies hatch 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 give a result.
To get rid of moths 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, the cabinets must be treated with an aerosol that will destroy the bulk of the pests.
Sections from the moth Raptor
Raptor moth sections are small plates that are convenient to mount on the walls of cabinets and mezzanines. These house moth control products work most effectively when multiple sections are placed in the same cabinet. They have a light and pleasant smell of lavender.
The cost of one plate is approximately 30 rubles, the validity period is 4 months after unpacking.
Mosquitall lavender scented moth
Mosquitall sections also smell of lavender and are available in two versions: in special plastic containers for gluing to the cabinet walls, and in the form of plates with convenient hooks for hanging. One section is enough to protect a cabinet with a floor area of 0.5 square meters. m.
Review
“The Mosquitall has fields to record when the sections were hung up. They are enough for six months. If the cabinet is too large or there are several of them, it is necessary to buy such a number of sections as to be enough for the entire volume. It turned out expensive for me because of the large wardrobe and due to the fact that I also scared away moths in the kitchen with this tool. But the result is there."
Evgenia, Ulyanovsk
Other moth remedies
Sometimes other means are used to fight moths at home:
- special electronic fumigators with tablets, quite complex, but when used correctly, give the desired effect;
- ordinary gels and dusts from cockroaches, which practically do not help with moths;
- freezing or steaming cabinets or the entire apartment. It can be quite effective, but very troublesome and time-consuming.
Among these funds there are no serious alternatives to aerosols and sections.
Folk remedies for moths
The number of funds traditionally used by the people to repel moths is very large, but among them there is no drug that can destroy pests.
The most common folk remedies for moths are:
- lavender in the form of dry flowers and bushes, which is laid out in cabinets to prevent infection with butterflies
- fresh tangerine and orange peels, which are more 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 the moth does not like it either
- various strong-smelling essential oils, including lavender. When using them, it is important to remember that the smell of each oil firmly "sticks" to the clothes themselves.
People often talk about other natural moth repellents: garlic, horse chestnut, and even the smell of fresh newspapers. However, their effectiveness in repelling moths is small, and therefore they are not widely used.
One of the most famous anti-moth remedies - naphthalene - is not recommended for use in residential premises for the reason that it is recognized as a carcinogen and can harm human health more than the moth itself will harm things. Therefore, in the fight against moths in an apartment, one should choose those means that have already proven their effectiveness in practice and at the same time are safe to use.
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