Moths, moths, moths

Post #45,529 by wharris2 7/14/02 6:49:57 AM Reply	Moths, moths, moths Somewhere along the line, my house has picked up a plague of moths. I blame myself for being so slothful and giving them hiding places to breed, but for now that's water under the bridge. I can't find a single point of infestation that I can aim a bug spray at and blow away the main breeding ground. Even if it were effective, I don't want to sprinkle my entire house with mothballs, and (while it might eventually be necessary) I don't want to have to fumigate my house. Is there anything like the fly traps or roach traps (they check in but don't check out) designed for moths? Famous last RPG quotes: "I'll just shoot this fireball down the dungeon passageway..."
Post #45,545 by folkert 7/14/02 10:32:10 AM Reply	Flames ... very bright flickering flames... Usually that'll work... What it comes down to, there are some "brownish bumps" usually on the tree or on the house or whatever... Remember, maths are the last stage... if you get them in egg form it is easier... if you get them in "caterpillar" state usually you have lost the war before you started it... Look for trees with ALOT of caterpillars in them. `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!`
Post #45,550 by ben_tilly 7/14/02 11:58:08 AM Reply	Note, moths do not actually try to fly into lights... Instead the moth thinks it is the moon, and tries to navigate by it. This turns their straight line into something decidedly not-straight, resulting in the characteristing flight pattern. :-) Cheers, Ben "... I couldn't see how anyone could be educated by this self-propagating system in which people pass exams, teach others to pass exams, but nobody knows anything." --Richard Feynman
Post #45,575 by folkert 7/14/02 7:23:44 PM Reply	Ummm... yeah what he said... Kinda the reason I said to use BRIGHT flickering flames... They actually tend to fly toward it. I realize I'm not an entomologist...(I think that is the person with a thing for bugs...;-) So use my ords as a Lay-persons comments... on that. `greg, curley95@attbi.com -- REMEMBER ED CURRY!!!`
Post #45,581 by Ashton 7/14/02 10:56:05 PM Reply	Hey.. anyone in This field IS_____an entomologist Why I've even seen.. !! dlroW olleH Fee fifo fum.. ble :-\ufffd

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