Moths

[Clarkey1990]

Its usually around now that moths start to appear.

Does anyone have any sugestions to get rid or prevent them.

 

Cheers

[THE FIFER]

yes spray some household fly spray in all the cracks and gaps.

[Clarkey1990]

Why is that were they hide

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Try a product by Van Hee called Ungerzeifer Frei this should kill anything in ur loft, and that includes ur birds if u don't follow the instructions carefully, but it is an excellent pigeon product, I use this every year and very seldom ever see anything unwanted in the lofts, can be bought very easily from most pigeon supppliers

[Guest]

Try a product by Van Hee called Ungerzeifer Frei this should kill anything in ur loft, and that includes ur birds if u don't follow the instructions carefully, but it is an excellent pigeon product, I use this every year and very seldom ever see anything unwanted in the lofts, can be bought very easily from most pigeon supppliers

 

I am definately going to try this as tried everything else and still have a small moth problem

[Clarkey1990]

Try a product by Van Hee called Ungerzeifer Frei this should kill anything in ur loft, and that includes ur birds if u don't follow the instructions carefully, but it is an excellent pigeon product, I use this every year and very seldom ever see anything unwanted in the lofts, can be bought very easily from most pigeon supppliers

 

Sounds dangerous  

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

Sounds dangerous  

 

It's not dangerous or it would not be on sale, it's an excellent product if u just read the instructions and follow them correctly and it has excellent results, you just take the birds out for a couple of hours , put it down over the loft and as soon as it has dried in it's safe to put birds back in, I have used this with great success over the last few years. And I would recommend this to anybody who wants to keep their lofts free of insects and suchlike.I put it down before I pair the birds up and this guarantees there are no lice on the young birds and then once I have seperated the birds and all the nest bowls are removed and loft cleaned  I put it back down again and this kills anything that might be hiding in any spaces.

[Clarkey1990]

 

It's not dangerous or it would not be on sale, it's an excellent product if u just read the instructions and follow them correctly and it has excellent results, you just take the birds out for a couple of hours , put it down over the loft and as soon as it has dried in it's safe to put birds back in, I have used this with great success over the last few years. And I would recommend this to anybody who wants to keep their lofts free of insects and suchlike.I put it down before I pair the birds up and this guarantees there are no lice on the young birds and then once I have seperated the birds and all the nest bowls are removed and loft cleaned  I put it back down again and this kills anything that might be hiding in any spaces.

 

Sounds good then,

 

Cheers

[Guest]

 

It's not dangerous or it would not be on sale, it's an excellent product if u just read the instructions and follow them correctly and it has excellent results, you just take the birds out for a couple of hours , put it down over the loft and as soon as it has dried in it's safe to put birds back in, I have used this with great success over the last few years. And I would recommend this to anybody who wants to keep their lofts free of insects and suchlike.I put it down before I pair the birds up and this guarantees there are no lice on the young birds and then once I have seperated the birds and all the nest bowls are removed and loft cleaned  I put it back down again and this kills anything that might be hiding in any spaces.

 

got any spare wans am coming up to see you on saturday  ;D ;D

[tskyes]

dried lavender,put it in a galley pot on top of the nest boxes,out the way of the birds

[Guest]

dried lavender,put it in a galley pot on top of the nest boxes,out the way of the birds

 

I have tried that and the garlic oil and the moth balls and the red mite powder all at once everywhere and whilst I am sure these all help I still have a few small moths in the drinkers everyday.

[Guest]

 

I have tried that and the garlic oil and the moth balls and the red mite powder all at once everywhere and whilst I am sure these all help I still have a few small moths in the drinkers everyday.

 

did they drown  ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

 

did they drown  ;D ;D ;D

 

naw they had arm bands on ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest]

 

naw they had arm bands on ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

got any spare wans am coming up to see you on saturday

 

 

do u really have to  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[little sam]

USE THE BLOW TORCH IN ALL GAPS AND CRACKS GUY IN MY CLUB USED ONE AND HAD NO TROUBLE SINCE AND IF THERE IN THERE BURN THE MOTHS  

[Clarkey1990]

USE THE BLOW TORCH IN ALL GAPS AND CRACKS GUY IN MY CLUB USED ONE AND HAD NO TROUBLE SINCE AND IF THERE IN THERE BURN THE MOTHS  

 

No way that would work, If anything you'd make it better for them

[Guest TAMMY_1]

 

No way that would work, If anything you'd make it better for them

 

how would that make it better for them ?

[Guest]

Don't think moths are a direct problem for pigeons. Don't think they eat anything. Its the eggs they lay that hatch into maggots / caterpillars that are the problem - they eat everything. Never known that to be a problem in a pigeon loft.

 

Insects don't like anything that contains citronella or eucalyptus e.g. Harkers Loft Treatment contains eucalyptus which gives place a fresh smell about it too. Stalosan F floor dressing kills all insect eggs & maggots, and thro sticking to waxy body coating will kill adults too by suffocating them.

 

 

[Guest]

Moths are a huge problem for show fanciers as they do eat feathers and can ruin your show birds,anyone who says they do not have moths in their lofts obviously is not looking close enough,then again if u only race it probably doesn't matter to you.I don't believe you can ever erradicate moths totally but with the regular use of various products and being vigilent you can keep the numbers down to a minimum.

[Guest]

I've no doubt that holes in feathers would be a problem to both race- and show pigeons, Chrissy, and like anyone else I'd be getting to the bottom of what was causing it.

 

If you go back to schooldays you'll recognise the moth as belonging to the grub & chrysalis mob - the caterpillar that eats itself out of its suit every couple of days then goes into chrysalis stage to change into the adult - a moth.

 

The only mouth parts a moth has is a tube for sucking fluids, usually plant fluids at that. No way it can bite, so can't cause holes, and there is nothing fluid or edible above the level of the bird's skin on a feather for it to gorge on, even if it could.

 

This is an extract from Wikipedia:-

 

"Despite being framed for eating clothing, most moth adults do not eat at all. Most like the Luna, Polyphemus, Atlas, Prometheus, Cercropia, and other large moths don't have mouths. When they do eat, moths will eat nectar. Only one species of moth eat wool. The adults do not eat but the larvae will eat through wool clothing."

 

[DOVEScot]

Its usually around now that moths start to appear.

Does anyone have any sugestions to get rid or prevent them.

 

Cheers

 

Another suggestion would be encourage bats in your area if possible, we have some bat boxes in the trees, this also keeps the midges down as well

[Guest Greig the doo Drysdale]

 

Another suggestion would be encourage bats in your area if possible, we have some bat boxes in the trees, this also keeps the midges down as well

 

you tried racing the bats yet dovescot

[Guest]

 

you tried racing the bats yet dovescot

 

they cant see there way home  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;Dnight flyer  

[Clarkey1990]

 

how would that make it better for them ?

 

Because that would kill one days worth of moths, but different ones enter the loft each night so they thrive in the heat previously created by the torch, after all there after the heat not the birds.