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HOw do we avoid taking the moths with us?

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hastingsmum · 13/03/2012 20:26

We're moving house and have moths, they seem to come and go but I assume we just never quite get rid of all of them...Blush
Anyway, I'd hate to take them with to the new house, any tips on how to avoid this?
The only thing I can think of is to leave everything fabric outside when we move in and shake vigorously..... or having everything professionally laundered but I can't afford THAT !!
Tips please!!!

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QuaaludesAndRedWine · 13/03/2012 21:08

Have you considered getting pest control in? I was talking to a pest control sort recently and he said that there is a product which is sprayed and it kills everything. Sorry but don't know what it's called. Try calling a few companies. I have carpet moths and they tend to not be seen so much now but I know they are still around as they have eaten into wool stored in the attic.

Beamur · 13/03/2012 21:17

We have clothes moths too - I've knocked them back but we still get the odd one. I think you'd have a task on your hands, the pest controller might be a good, if draconian and probably £££ step. Other than that, I'd wash everything as you pack it, then bulk buy moth balls/moth killer/lavender oil and pack everything away with repellents and killers packed in with them. Throw away old wicker baskets and anything that harbours dust that you can't clean well.

PigletJohn · 13/03/2012 23:50

lay in a good stock of mothproofers which contain Transfluthrin, and of large, clear plastic bags. Or you can use those plastic storage crates with tight-fitting lids. These will be handy for packing stuff before the move, and in transit, and you need not unpack them until needed.

The mothproofers are mostly sized to treat a half-cubic metre of space (read the packaging)

you can kills moths, eggs and larvae with a hot wash or tumbledrier. Put all the clothes immediately in a bag or crate with a mothkiller, and seal it, to prevent reinfestation. You can leave out-if-season clothes and spare bedding sealed up like that to prevent them being attacked in storage.

That will prevent the clothes bringing moths with them.

You will have to put mothkillers in all your wardrobes and drawers in the new house, after cleaning them. Hoovering carpets, especially round the skirting boards and under furniture where they like to lurk, will reduce their numbers. You may need to spray in these places, after cleaning.

Cedar and lavender make moths smell nice but do not kill them.

ThisIsNotWhatIWasAfter · 14/03/2012 13:39

I'm not sure how practical it would be but i understand that freezing can also kill the little beggars.I'm a knitted and beauties that eat wool are my worst nightmare i wish you luck getting rid of them.

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