moths

[Guest]

I have just discovered I have quite a few moths in the stock loft - I have put in pheronet moth traps on the ceilings but haven't caught many. What is the best method to eliminate these critters

 

Cheers

 

 

[Peckedhen]

How about a putting a bright light outside when it's dark to attract them out?

[Chatrace]

about 8 mothballs in a nylon stocking and hang at each end of the loft, they are coming from the feed most likely

[THE FIFER]

GET SOME STRONG GARLIC WATER AND SPRAY AROUND THE LOFT IN CORNERS ETC,

[pouw22]

I have a similar problem with moths/midges, a friend suggested to use a product sold by boddy and ridewood called ''airdap'' has anyone used this product and if so what were the results? I smokebombed one section and this did the trick for about four weeks but now they are back again,Ihave a lot of trees surrounding the loft does this attract them as i never suffered at my previous location where it was open all around the lofts ??.

[jimmy white]

when birds are out try a skoosh of ordinary household fly spray, youll see the moths comming out of every crook and cranny

[pouw22]

Thanks Jimmy i will give the fly spray a try , i think airdap is a spray so probably similar product only much more expensive.

[Guest]

Noticed the odd moth or two in one or two nest boxes, but nothing approaching infestation levels. Wondered what was attracting them, what they are feeding on and if they can harm the birds?

 

Midges favourite hover spots are in the still-air under trees and eaves and on the lee side of buildings. Slightest breeze will disperse them.

 

Ardap is an engineered pyrethroid insecticide, very powerful and poisonous, especially so for fish. Saw B&R advert for it at around £13. I'm sure there are cheaper and safer alternatives. Basically don't like any aerosol spray in the loft, birds after all are one huge air-sac.

 

 

[THE FIFER]

yes moths will take bits out the birds flights, u often see it in birds which have been living out for a while,

[peterpau]

duramitex will get rid of moths and flys

[Guest speckled]

:o Agree with chatrace about the moth balls i do the same thing ;D ;D ;D (Avon) ;D ;D ;D as we all no moth like dark palces like the cracks in thew wood all the time ya scrap ya deserb the little blitters,my solution would be to paint the loft once with an water based paint which yas can add if ya like a little duramitex to the paint.my thought as ive painted loft yes a few moth do get in but a good blast with the blow torch once a week in the loft will solve the probe.just a thought Speck>

[THE FIFER]

GOOD IDEA BY JIMMY RE. THE HOUSEHOLD FLY SPRAY I USE IT OFTEN.

[sapper756]

MAYBE YOU SHOULD REFRAIN FROM OPENING YOUR WALLET IN THE LOFT! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[THE FIFER]

now that may fix things with clocky

[jimmy white]

the pigeon spray contains pyr,,,,, same as household spray again engineered to make tetramethron, but household is cheaper, birds dont like either, but ok after a few minutes, when the birds have been out,

[Guest]

:o Agree with chatrace about the moth balls i do the same thing ;D ;D ;D (Avon) ;D ;D ;D as we all no moth like dark palces like the cracks in thew wood all the time ya scrap ya deserb the little blitters,my solution would be to paint the loft once with an water based paint which yas can add if ya like a little duramitex to the paint.my thought as ive painted loft yes a few moth do get in but a good blast with the blow torch once a week in the loft will solve the probe.just a thought Speck>

 

Yo! What does a castrated, painted, duramitexed, flame-grilled moff look like then?  ;D

[rockinrick]

like something outta steven king film b----y ugly i guess lol

:D

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D probably look very dead anyway ;D ;D ;D

[Guest speckled]

;D ;D well Bruno i would of thought "DEAD" that i the oject  the  solution,wasnt it?  As for the fly stray jimmy i would use that for lice ^ ticks  :-/ :-/ :-/ not so much moths.tried holding a moth & spraying it jimmy  ;D ;D ;D thought moth likes dark places ;D 8) 8) ;D ;D ;D but if ya a moth in jimmy loft ?"thay are singing "Always look on the Bright side of life. ;D ;D ;D A moth, A moth A moth A moth,A moth. LOl had to say it jimmy ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D that the life of Brian.Speck ;D ;D ;D ;D

[rockinrick]

yep yep yep u have jus made up my mind speck , ( u definatly mad) lmao

[Guest]

tried holding a moth & spraying it jimmy  ;D ;D ;D thought moth likes dark places ;D 8) 8) ;D ;D ;D but if ya a moth in jimmy loft ?"thay are singing "Always look on the Bright side of life. ;D ;D ;D A moth, A moth A moth A moth,A moth. LOl had to say it jimmy ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D that the life of Brian.Speck ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

Maybe disnae ken aboot yer secret weapons, Verminator and Zapper, Jimmy???  ;D

 

 

[jimmy white]

;D ;D ;D forgot about them bruno they would do the trick ;D ;D ;D[if your super fit ;D]

maybe to explain things to others, it ws a 1946 gazzete,advertised was the verminater, ;D comlete with foot pump ;D d,d,t,   and the zapper,,,,,a bat that you hit them with, to work them both together youd need to be fitter than the bird ;D ;D ;D

this is true, ;D ;D and i can tell you we had some laugh over them, thankfully things are a bit modified now ;D ;D ;D

[westburylofts]

MOTHBALL'S HERE AS WELL IN ALL OUR LOFTS.

 

WORKS WELL FOR US

 

ONLY TROUBLE IT TAKES DAYS TO COLLECT ENOUGH MOTH BALLS     :'( :'( :'(  LOL

 

RAY

[bewted]

ray,try the elephant moths balls,bigger,need less,,,,haha   ted

[westburylofts]

 

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