How to get rid of moths in the apartment once and for all

Moth is called one of the most harmful butterflies. But few people know that only three types of insects prefer to settle in human dwellings – fur (fur coat), clothes and grain. And there are hundreds of them in the wild. Actually from the name it immediately becomes clear what these pests eat. Healthy Food Near Me, together with experts, tells how to get rid of moths in an apartment and what means exist to remove moths once and for all.

Reasons for the appearance of moths in the apartment

There are three main ways moths get into an apartment. First, she just flies in from the street.

Or you bring it. So with all insects: a man swept in the subway and on his clothes, brought a bag to the house, – explains CEO of Clean House Daria Strenkovskaya.

Second, you bring with new things. It would be more accurate to say that the thing was not so new, or it was stored in a place where the larvae made their way. Thirdly, we bring moth along with cereals and dried fruits. The food species of the butterfly loves all bulk products. Unfortunately, in warehouses where grain is stored, hygiene rules are sometimes not observed, and insect larvae appear there.

Effective ways to get rid of moths in the apartment

Throw out all the grits and clean out the cupboards

Efficiency: average

If we are talking about food moths, then you can remove it once and for all simply by recycling and high-quality cleaning of kitchen bins. If you find insect larvae in bulk products, you should not sort through the cereal.

– You can radically get rid of food moths in an apartment – throw away spoiled food. Do not try to sort out millet – dispose of it, it will not work to remove all the larvae. Plus, the mole has already lived there and left the products of its vital activity, – explains entomologist Dmitry Zhelnitsky.

Take cold

Efficiency: high

– Moth does not tolerate low temperatures, and even more so minus. Heat, by the way, too. Therefore, you can take things out to the balcony for a couple of days. For cereals, this advice is not suitable. The larvae will die, but once again, this is not to be eaten! Zhelnitsky answers.

An insect specialist emphasizes that the complexity of this method is that moths are most often active in the warm season, while fur items are in closets.

– While you are wearing a thing, it is not interesting. More precisely, the larvae can settle there, but they are likely to die from street temperatures.

Wrap the fabric

Efficiency: average

– Moths are too tough for strong bags and even newspapers. The latter were often used in Soviet times to protect things from insects. But there is a caveat – before you remove the thing, you need to wash it to wash off the possibly existing larvae. In addition, the moth loves dirty and soiled things. It eats away dirty places first of all, – says Dmitry Zhelnitsky.

Dry-cleaning

Efficiency: high

You can take the item to the dry cleaners. The insect is unlikely to survive such an excursion. But in order to get rid of moths once and for all, the thing also needs to be properly stored. There is no guarantee that you will return your favorite fur coat after the salon, and the insect will not move from some other thing. So put everything in cases.

Herbs

Efficiency: high

– The moth does not tolerate strong odors. You can use wormwood or lavender. The latter is sold on the market,” says Daria Strenkovskaya.

Funds from the store

Efficiency: high

– Moth stores sell various aromatic balls or sachets that repel insects. In professional pest control, cypermethrin-based products are first used – this is an insecticide. The surfaces are washed with it, and then the balls are laid out, – explains Daria Strenkovskaya.

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