Why are there big moths in my house. Frequently dog or cat food. I still miss my mum after all these years. They may be harmless but moths are such a nuisance. However light does not account for all moth infestations.
Pantry moths and house moths may enter your house through an open window or door or they may find their way in through a crack in the eaves. Extreme magnification moth on cloth getty images stock nov. Pantry moths are especially likely to infest bulk cereals and grains. Of course theres always the chance that one slipped in the door or theres a hole in the window screen.
These are probably indian meal moths or mediterranean flour moths. Take a look at four different species of moths and some interesting ways they can make it into your home. They arrive usually in as eggs or larvae in cereal flour unprocessed nuts or dry pet food. Adult moths arent a big threat to your home on their own but their larvae commonly eat through fabric especially cotton and wool and dry goods like bread and pasta.
As well as flying around your house at night and constantly flickering around your ceiling light their larvae can do a bit of damage to. Once moths get inside generally lit areas appeal to pantry moths but clothes moths shy away from light. We talked to experts about the best new ways to get rid. I live in the city has never had moth in my compound or my house until my mum passed away.
Then learn what to. He lives in peoples closets and eats their clothes runs circles around lamps and bumps his head into em accidentally. Lately a moth visited my front porch again stayed until the next day. You have to examine everything closely and throw our open c.
1 moth came to my front porch another in my back washing area. I was startled on seeing both. Call manmoth hes half man half moth 62 with wings that cant lift his human body. I am not superstitious.
The mothballs method is on the outs now that many experts consider the chemicals naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene a health risk. Moths can be an expensive and time consuming nuisance but theres no need to panic.