[Lyra]

Hi there

I've just noticed that we have a few of these around the place. Any ideas on getting rid of the little buggers?

[Frau Farbissina]

Cloves! I filled little organza bags with cloves and put them in the places I found them. I think it has definitely worked. I have only seen one in many months.

eta - I just used the little bags you can get in packs of 6 etc from the $2 shop.

This post has been edited by Frau Farbissina: 23/02/2012, 08:22 AM

[Lyra]

I thought of cloves too but they are also in my pantry which has cloves in it

Maybe I need more cloves in there LOL

[countrymel]

Mothballs.

Which are now referred to as Moth Marbles for some weird reason - no, no no-one actually thought they were moth testicles honestly!

[VintageEyes]

Bay leaves - you can get them dried. A couple in the pantry and a couple in with the flour etc. you just need to replace them every 6 months or so cause they lose their potency after a while

[Lyra]

Thanks for the ideas! I think I might try the cloves and the bay leaves in the pantry and the moth testicles in with the clothes

[CharliMarley]

The trouble with mothballs is that all your clothes smell of them. I had silverfish or moths eat one of my best jumpers last year. The love wool mostly, so I have smelly soap scattered around with cloves stuck in the soap. I also put all my woollen jumpers into a big zippered plastic bag. I was so mad when I saw that jumper last year, which was an expensive one.

[Frau Farbissina]

I thought of cloves too but they are also in my pantry which has cloves in it

Maybe I need more cloves in there LOL

Are the cloves in a sealed container though? They need to be open to the air to work. Even just scatter a few loosely in the cupboard and see if it makes a difference.

[Lyra]

The trouble with mothballs is that all your clothes smell of them. I had silverfish or moths eat one of my best jumpers last year. The love wool mostly, so I have smelly soap scattered around with cloves stuck in the soap. I also put all my woollen jumpers into a big zippered plastic bag. I was so mad when I saw that jumper last year, which was an expensive one.

Your poor jumper. And yes, I have just returned from Coles and I already smell like a nanna. I think I might hang the mothballs in with things that don't get worn very often and scatter the cloves around all my other stuff

Are the cloves in a sealed container though? They need to be open to the air to work. Even just scatter a few loosely in the cupboard and see if it makes a difference.

Ah, that could be my problem. I bought some cloves today as well and I am about to go and scatter them willy-nilly through the pantry

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I actually don't mind the smell of mothballs. I know it's regarded as a terrible smell but isn't it just camphor? What are they made from?