Moths!!!!

[Brangelina]

And how to get rid of them. We've tried:

• those cedar balls things
• cloves
• those perfumed sachet things (the non toxic ones)
• slightly more toxic sachets/plastic containers with holes
• various sprays
• highly toxic mothballs, which nearly finished us off (thanks DP)

Nothing's worked, except perhaps the dreaded mothballs but the buggers came back as soon as we'd stopped using them.

We've chucked all the holey jumpers, put others in the freezer for days to kill eggs etc., sprayed and cleaned out drawers, been through all our hanging up clothes with a fine tooth comb, but to no avail. Just when we think they've gone out flutters another one from our wardrobe. Now they seem to have migrated to our DD's room and her sacks of babyclothes as well....

I'm so exasperated. Has anyone found a successful solution without resorting to razing the house to the ground?

No solution, just sympathy. They are evil bastards. I try keep ours at bay with lavender oil dripped onto the shelves and inside the wardrobe, but it doesn't get rid of them, just reduces the numbers a bit. It doesn't matter what you use, the aim is to have a smell that gets in the way of their scent receptors and then they can't find each other to mate. So you have to keep it up constantly - as soon as you stop they'll be back because they'll sniff out the yummy clothes. One thing you could do is have everything nylon/synthetic but that would be horrible. We just have them, swear at them and chase them around.

Ah lavender oil. that I haven't tired. Can you dilute it in a spray or does it have to be applied neat?

tried

The only thing that has worked for me long-term, has been storing everything in plastic bags.

Sorry, I feel your pain

I just buy it neat, essential oil from Boots, and I have some cedarwood blocks (supposedly for moths, don't work) and I drip the oil onto them - also just drip it neat onto the shelves (wooden and lined with paper).