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Moths (also known as fireflies) don’t just like grits. They can be added to flour, nuts or mushrooms, nuts, sesame seeds, breakfast cereals, spices, and even herbs.
A female lays 100 to 300 eggs on (or next to) her favorite products, and the larvae (white worms) that hatch from them do the most damage: they contaminate the products with their cobwebs, feces, and secreted joints.
How do moths get into the house? We can bring them with food, in which eggs have already been added, and in the hot season, fire flies through open windows and ventilation openings.
How to get rid of?
Store all moth-favorite products in airtight containers (glass, plastic, or metal) rather than in paper or plastic bags packaged by manufacturers. Choose clear glassware, not frosted, because then you will notice infested pests faster.
At least once a month, carefully inspect the supplies stored in the closet and discard any suspicious products, such as clumped groats or pasta, wrapped in spiders. Try to vacuum up any spilled grains, seeds, and grasses that have gotten into the cracks in the cabinets, as they may contain moth eggs.
Put a few cloves of garlic in a bowl with flour or groats. Place cloth or paper bags with bay leaves or cloves next to the kernels; firefighters don’t like the smell of these spices.
Grow geraniums on kitchen window sills, because the smell of these flowers (the leaves of some species of geraniums smell like lemons, nutmeg, mint, oranges, pines, almonds, sage) perfectly repels moths.
Kandy is disgusted by the smell of lavender. Put these flowers in cloth bags and mix them in the corners of the cabinets.
Once a month, clean the cabinets with a cloth dampened in a solution of vinegar and water (1: 2) or soda and water (1: 1 ratio) or wash them with soapy water. If the moths have already settled in the cabinets, do not dilute the vinegar. Clean the corners and joints of the cabinets with a brush soaked in vinegar.
Flying moths can be caught with special adhesive tapes, which can be found in home supply stores. Glue them to cabinets and walls under sills.
Prepared by Ina Laumenytė
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