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MOTHS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!

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urgenthelp1 · 26/08/2025 21:44

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME WHY THERE’S MOTHS INVADING MY HOUSE????

No, but seriously, is anyone else getting these little bastards flying about? There’s been so many in the house over the last week. Is it me or just moth season?!?

MOTHS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!
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DiscoNights · 26/08/2025 22:12

They're not clothes moths. Please don't kill them or put poison out.

lljkk · 26/08/2025 22:02

I have some tiny months about... they aren't clothes moths but no idea what they are or why they are here.

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urgenthelp1 · 26/08/2025 21:59

longapple · 26/08/2025 21:56

Those don't look like clothes moths, they don't lay flat like that

Closer image! I’m not very good at deciphering insect species.

MOTHS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!
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ScurryfungeSpuddle · 26/08/2025 21:59

urgenthelp1 · 26/08/2025 21:56

Thanks. How would I place them around my home? They seem to be mainly in the bathroom and the kitchen.

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You can buy the little 3-sided holder.

But we just blue tac them onto the inside of cupboards.

Or you could punch a hole in the top and thread a piece of string through.

Shoutinglagerlagerlager · 26/08/2025 21:58

The good news is that those aren’t clothes moths.

longapple · 26/08/2025 21:56

Those don't look like clothes moths, they don't lay flat like that

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urgenthelp1 · 26/08/2025 21:56

ScurryfungeSpuddle · 26/08/2025 21:54

I work with textiles and we use these.

They're very effective at keeping them down.

https://www.pestcontroldirect.co.uk/shop/most-common-pests/flies-and-moth-control/moths/clothes-moths/clothes-moth-pheromone-traps-pack-of-10-traps-mothpherom/

Thanks. How would I place them around my home? They seem to be mainly in the bathroom and the kitchen.

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urgenthelp1 · 26/08/2025 21:51

FunnyOrca · 26/08/2025 21:50

Yeah, we were away for two weeks in July and they took over in our absence. I’ve been waging war ever since.

This is the result I got from an image search. We mulched our garden a week ago so I’m thinking it could also be that?

MOTHS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!
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FunnyOrca · 26/08/2025 21:50

Yeah, we were away for two weeks in July and they took over in our absence. I’ve been waging war ever since.

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urgenthelp1 · 26/08/2025 21:47

I have just read online that they live in pantries and fabrics. 😳 Oh no.

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