Moth Traps - My Latest Find post 660 by Angela Lansbury

'We already bought moth traps,' says my husband.

I retort, 'Yes, but they expire after 3 months.'

 We got three of five and you need more than one in a big room. We have clothes, towels, curtains, tablecloths, carpets. Windows in every room. Two sets of cupboards in three bedrooms, that's six. Without bedclothes.

'Okay,' he concedes. 'They are not expensive.' Five minutes later I see he has ordered them from Amazon. Different ones from last time.

The ones we ordered previously did not seem to work at first. I checked after five minutes. After a day. A week later. Were they not effective? Or was my moth problem imaginary? Were my clothes simply dying of old age, disintegrating?

That must have been weeks ago. But then I moved one recently and looked inside and found a moth. Only one. But one living moth laying eggs, ruining one garment, is one too many. And one caught is a success story.

Using The Moth Trap

You have to read the instructions but they are quite simple. They arrive flat. You have to unfold them and slot them to make a triangle.

 Unpeel the film covering the sticky part.  Then hang them up in cupboards, or just leave them lying around near a pile of clothes.

 I usually keep one or two extras unused in the cupboard of cleaning materials in the kitchen, in order to refill. 

Dating

There is a place on the item for you to fill in the date. But you might forget to check, or forget how often they need replacing. I write in my diary when they need replacing, allowing a week for delivery.

Useful Websites

 https://dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com/2021/09/how-can-you-protect-your-clothes-from.html