To think I need to burn all of my clothes?

Rigsbyscat like donkeys, apparently. Imagine getting a donkey stuck in your ear…!

Omg an earwig is even worse than my moth! 😱 I tried all sorts of things to get mine out, including pouring olive oil and saline into my ear (thanks but no thanks Google). Nothing, nada. The fluids did at least kill it so it stopped flapping.

I went to seek medical help the next morning after a very sleepless night. The doctor, after initial disbelief, could see it with his instruments but apparently after a serious ear infection years ago my ear canal is a bit mutated and nothing would flush it out, so I was sent away with some kind of dissolving drops to wait it out. Fortunately as I said, it dislodged a little while I was eating a corn on the cob and I managed to finally fish it out. It was very greasy from the olive oil 🤢

I often wondered why it didn't just crawl back out (i even turned off the lights and shone a torch in my ear) but the conclusion among friends and family was that moths can't reverse 😂

That should sort it nicely

I once had an earwig crawl in my ear. I woke Mum to tell her and she didn’t believe me. I made such a fuss that she took me into the bathroom to look. She went very quiet, and then said, ‘Get me a teaspoon Roger’ to my dad.

It was evicted after some kerfuffle, but I ended up with an ear infection from all the prodding with the teaspoon handle.

It was, but as if the whole thing wasn't weird enough, I then found out the same thing had happened to someone else that l know. Now wondering how common this is 😱

I think they only eat brains made of cotton wool.

Bonus, they also work against carpet beetles. Those buggers are far hungrier than it says on the tin.

They don't eat anything, mainly just wool. To prevent it wash cashmere and wool on cold hand wash, dry and vacuum pack with one of those moth pod things. I stick moth pods in wool coat pockets.

Tried the wasps - didn’t work! Well they worked initially but when I bought more wasps they became immune to their death stares.

Le those elephants hawk head moths or similar. Not mothy in that they're daytime but mahooosive like teeny helicopters.
OP just console yourself it's not bedbugs

That is all 105% correct..Plus, if you don't find a serious big furry spider and yet you do see two flies inside the kitchen on any given day, then a brand new kitchen is needed..I've explained this really basic situation to my husband but he still needs to hear it from someone else. Could you please oblige ?

Well this is horrific

This thread is hilarious.

But on a serious note, for anyone who does have clothes moths, get the wasps mentioned further up the thread. I mean, they send you a paper envelope and tell you that the wasps are microscopic and can't be seen with the naked eye - maybe I was just conned into buying an empty packet! But I released them last year and haven't seen a moth since.

My teddy bear however is still in the freezer.

Bastard things ate holes in him 😥

It depends what type of moth it is. Most moths don’t eat fibres of clothes.

Brilliant comment 😂

Have you considered getting a bat? They eat moths. This seems to be the best solution.

I think just burn the whole house it’s for the best!

It used to only be moths. The fluttering noise, bashing against light bulbs. Three massive hairy ones got stuck in my bedroom one night when i was young and I found two on a wall. The third... was sitting on my BARE LEG.

That was it.

I am generally ok with butterflies when they are not close to me. Going into the butterfly enclosure at Longleat was a mistake though. Too many. Too big. Too close. Flutter flutter.

Hate them. Full body shudder and sick feelings. Urgh.

Clothes moths aren't big! They're a centimetre long at most.

Just out of curiosity, for the people on here who are phobic about moths, are you also freaked out by butterflies and other flying insects? I don’t really get it but I guess that’s the thing with phobias.

I follow someone on Instagram who posts beautiful pictures of moths, compared to butterflies there are many more different types of pretty, colourful moths in this country but most of them we don’t see around. Except tiger moths and everyone just assumes they are butterflies. #TeamMoth

So there are approximately 2500 varieties of moth in the UK. Fewer than six of them eat clothing. I know you are being humorous, but honestly, just check your clothing. It is not adult moths that eat clothing, just their larvae. They also only eat ‘natural fibres’ so just check any silk, cashmere, leather goods etc and if there is no evidence of eggs, you are probably good to go. A moth repellent/treatment that you can pop in the wardrobe might put your mind at rest though.

I would buy a moth outfit on amazon and scare the shit out of her.

I love your post and you are NOT being unreasonable.

Are you trying to be funny? You don't burn down your wardrobe because of a bloody moth. Are you insane?

That's the treatment for spiders. Silly. 😄 🤣 xx

I find these threads so tiresome.

If it is a random moth, let it out job done (and not killing something just because you can, why would anyone do that?).

If it is a cloth moth (not very likely) deal with accordingly.