Moths in Laundry, Need Advice (Urgent T.T)

Lfuzzykat on 22/11/2017 - 01:09

Hey Ozbargainers, I have been discovering moths in my clothes when I bring them in from drying on the balcony. I didn't notice the moths until after I have taken the clothes in and started folding them. They suddenly flew out while I was folding and in the most recent incident, I couldn't locate the moths that had made it into my apartment. I live in the CBD and never had this problem before, now am lost on how to prevent it from happening again. Since summer is coming, I would expect more moths appearing. Is there anything to deal with this other than thoroughly checking my laundry before taking them in? Is there any moth repellant I can place on my balcony and home? Also, what can I do to get rid of the 'missing' moths in the apartment that are hiding somewhere? Help :(

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  • MishyMoo on 22/11/2017 - 01:32
    +2

    White vinegar,tea tree oil apparently. I googled 'moths on washing line', and found this: (scroll down)
    https://www.mouthsofmums.com.au/mom-answer/moths-washing-lin…

    • fuzzykat on 23/11/2017 - 00:03
      +1

      Thanks a lot! Bought some tea tree oil today from chemist warehouse, hopefully that will keep the moths away

      • MishyMoo on 23/11/2017 - 00:18

        Great! Hope it works well for you 😊

  • HighAndDry on 22/11/2017 - 01:52
    +2

    Is there anything to deal with this other than thoroughly checking my laundry before taking them in?

    How hard could that possibly be?

    • MishyMoo on 22/11/2017 - 03:55

      Prevention.
      No need to be mean

      • HighAndDry on 22/11/2017 - 09:29
        +2

        That wasn't remotely mean… but the point is, give everything a shake before you chuck it into the basket is all you really need to do.

  • afoveht on 22/11/2017 - 07:10
    +1

    Also, what can I do to get rid of the 'missing' moths in the apartment that are hiding somewhere?

    If you only knew how many other guests were "hiding" in your apartment.

  • singlemalt72 on 22/11/2017 - 08:17
    +4

    Just think of them as emo butterflies

    • tre180 on 22/11/2017 - 08:43
      +2

      Between angels and insects

  • altomic on 22/11/2017 - 09:26
    +2

    I had the same problem.

    Would bring washing in and would find a month every week or so.

    This went on for 6 months.

    And hasn't happened for the 12 months.

    I put it down to a once off and seasonal thing.

    • Quantumcat on 22/11/2017 - 13:05
      +2

      I wish I could find a month every week or so. Would gain so much time!

  • kolorijo on 22/11/2017 - 10:16
    +2

    Enlist some moth eating spiders to track moths down

    • HighAndDry on 22/11/2017 - 11:57
      +3

      And when you have too many spiders, you can get tree snakes to eat the spiders.

      • altomic on 22/11/2017 - 18:14
        +3

        And when you have too many snakes, you can get mongooses to eat the snakes.

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