What kind of insect can cause loud applause by its appearance in apartments?
Of course, ordinary household mole!
The moth belongs to the order of Lepidoptera. Conducts a predominantly twilight lifestyle and is one of the pests that cause considerable damage to humans. In one of the articles we talked about the reasons for the appearance of this insect in the house. In this we will understand how to get rid of it.
So the topic of this article is mole: how to get rid of it? How to deal with moth in the apartment and in the kitchen?
Species that inhabit the premises
A mole is an insect keratophage (it feeds mainly on corneous matter contained in wool and fur products), but it does not squeamish the pest and organic matter.
The apartment gets a variety of ways.:
- with poor-quality, already infected larvae of the pest food (especially likes moth cereals, dried fruit, flour and sugar);
- through the vents from the neighbors;
- together with clothing, in the folds of which may be egg-laying;
- on pet hair;
- with books from libraries.
No matter how tricky this ugly butterfly has penetrated into your home, it is important what damage it can cause in the form of spoiled carpets, fur coats, and items made from expensive natural fabrics.
Most often the following species of this pest inhabit the apartments:
- Coat (wool).
The color of this butterfly is gray-yellow with small black dots on the wings. Favorite place of settlement - wardrobes. To get to the fur things, even polyethylene is able to gnaw through. In the absence of delicious clothes can be fed with books, feather pillows and felt.
- Furniture.
Wings yellowish color with a characteristic golden tint. Lives mainly in upholstered furniture, eats furniture fabricbut never give up fur and wool.
- The dressing room.
The wings of this insect are colored in yellow tones with a violet hue. Lives in dark wardrobes, where eats all clothes indiscriminatelyleaving ugly holes all over the surface.
- Food (grain, fruit).
A small butterfly of the fire family. The wings have gray speckled or brown striped. He is not only engaged in the destruction of food (cereals, legumes, tea, flour, nuts, sugar), but also infects food with its excrement, parts of the skin cover, and caterpillar husks. Food after mothing is unsuitable for consumption and can cause severe intoxication in humans.
There is still a wax moth. She lives in beehives and causes a lot of damage, but tincture based on her larvae has many healing properties.
IMPORTANT! An adult moth is not capable of causing damage. She has no oral apparatus, she is generally unable to eat and digest food. Its main task is to lay eggs, from which voracious caterpillars hatch, sweeping away everything in their path.
What is the mole, photo below:
Methods of dealing with household (clothes, fur-coat, furniture) moth
What to do if a mole started up in an apartment? First of all, stop chasing after a poor butterfly trying to slam it. As a rule, the male flies in the daytime in open space, and the female already somewhere quietly lays eggs, from which hungry larvae will hatch very soon.
The fight against this parasite can be conducted with the help of industrial pesticides and folk methods. It is preferable to choose the last option, since folk remedies that have been tested over the years not only effectively moths, but also do not harm residents apartments, unlike toxic insecticides.
Clean out the upholstered furniture, sort and shake all things, books (there may be larvae and laid eggs), pillows, blankets, blankets. Carry out the air and knock well. Coat, fur coats and other outerwear take to dry cleaning.
How to get rid of moth in the apartment:
- Garlic. Delicate butterflies can not stand the sharp garlic smell. It is enough to put the wedges in wardrobes, bookcases, bedside tables, once and for all to discourage the pest from settling.
- Orange peel. Orange essential oil is also not to the taste of the moth. Sensing the smell of citrus, the butterfly would never lay eggs near the source of the fragrance.
- Tansy. This poisonous odorous plant has long been famous for its property to scare away moths. Insects do not even come close to the place where the little bouquets of this plain-looking grass will be laid out.
- Vinegar. The smell of vinegar is also unbearable for moths. To eliminate the appearance of the pest in the cabinets, it is advisable to wash the surfaces of the shelves with acetic solution (then ventilate) and also grab the floors to enhance the effect.
- Geranium (Pelargonium). Few people know that this beautiful ornamental plant not only pleases the eye of everyone living in the house, but is also the enemy of the moth.
In the apartment, where pelargonium flourishes on the windowsills (it is advisable to dissolve it in each room), the mole is unlikely to want to live and reproduce. Geranium Leaves ethereal vapors emit which smell is unpleasant to many harmful insects.
- Spice (clove, allspice peas). The specific aromas of these spices are unacceptable for moths. To scare away the pest for a long time, it is necessary to expand the bags filled with spices over the entire area of the apartment.
- Lavender. Dry lavender grass has a delicate, persistent smell that is pleasant to humans but repulsive to insects. Bundles of grass laid out in the corners of the room will discourage the desire to choose your apartment for settlement.
- Laundry soap. The alkaline smell of soap is not very pleasant, especially if it is present in cabinets, soaking things.
But it is better to ventilate the clothes than to lose them forever. To drive the mole out of the apartment, pieces of soap laid out in wardrobes, closets and closets.
- Naphthalene, empty perfume bottles placed in wardrobes will also help to remove the mole and keep the clothes safe and sound.
- Frost and sun. A moth equally badly tolerates very high and very low temperatures.
therefore it is recommended to freeze winter clothes on the balcony for several hours (at minus 20). The rest of the things you need to air more often on sunny hot days, not forgetting pillows and blankets.
- Newspapers. Printing ink is also indigestible for moths. Newspapers that need to be crumpled and shoved inside each boot or boot will help keep your winter shoes with natural fur.
How to get rid of food (grain, fruit) moth?
The food mole is called differently: granary, grain, fruit, potato. But it's not the name, but as a result of its activities.
The result is spoiled food that must be thrown away immediately..
Some thrifty housewives try to save the cereals by heating them in the oven at 60 degrees. But it is better not to waste time and endanger their households.
Eggs and larvae are not easy to destroy. Surviving parasites (even in small quantities) can cause severe intoxication and cause considerable damage.
The use of chemistry in this case is unacceptable, since we are talking not only about the destruction of the pest, but also about preserving the health of all family members, therefore we will describe how to bring a mole into the apartment by “grandmother’s ways”:
- contaminated products must be thrown away; those that survived should be stored in jars with tight-fitting lids;
- thoroughly wash all kitchen cupboards with soda solution;
- restrict moth access to water. An adult can not eat, but can drink, it helps her to multiply successfully. You need to inspect all water pipes and fix all problems;
- treat all the gaps in the kitchen with the vinegar solution, this is where the pest lays eggs;
- spread out in all corners of the kitchen, as well as in the cabinets, leaves of laurel or walnut;
- place chestnut in the shell (pre-dried) in each kitchen cabinet, as well as in jars of flour and cereals, it is advisable to change the chestnuts from time to time;
- place in the lockers jars with black allspice (peas);
- keep the sink clean, wipe it dry after each dishwashing;
- The air vent in the kitchen and bathroom must be tightened with a fine mesh to prevent visits from the neighbor moth.
The appearance of the moth can be avoided if you maintain in order of housing, as well as properly store clothing and food. But if after all the insect managed to get into the house - do not despair, use the tips of this article on how to get rid of moths at home.
These simple methods of struggle will help you in the destruction of uninvited guests and make them continue to bypass your accommodation side.
