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Surviving a plague of moths
On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 03:16:40 +0100, "anne"
wrote: Janet Baraclough wrote in message ... The message from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words: Cross posted to uk.rec.gardening "Roy Millar" wrote in message ... Don't know what I could have done to encourage them, but I'm suffering a plague of small (clothes?) moths. Anyone know of reasonably safe ways of eliminating them? There are loads of moths around at present but I doubt they are clothes moths. I don't think they do very well on modern artificial fabrics. Funnily enough in the past fortnight we too have a plague of moths in the house which look exactly like clothes moths; something I've hardly seen for years even though most of our clothes and domestic fabrics are natural fibres. I've been squashing them. Janet (Isle of Arran) Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. It seems we can't trust you :-) http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2107.html -- Martin |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:46:10 +0200, martin wrote:
On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 03:16:40 +0100, "anne" wrote: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. It seems we can't trust you :-) http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2107.html and a UK website on the same subject http://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/dep...lth/carpet.asp -- Martin |
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martin wrote in message ... On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:46:10 +0200, martin wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 03:16:40 +0100, "anne" wrote: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. It seems we can't trust you :-) http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2107.html and a UK website on the same subject http://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/dep...lth/carpet.asp -- Martin Oh dear, I've been rumbled! I can hardly believe you went looking for clothes moths websites just to disprove me though ;-) Well done. |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:41:02 +0100, "anne"
wrote: martin wrote in message .. . On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:46:10 +0200, martin wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 03:16:40 +0100, "anne" wrote: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. It seems we can't trust you :-) http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2107.html and a UK website on the same subject http://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/dep...lth/carpet.asp -- Martin Oh dear, I've been rumbled! I can hardly believe you went looking for clothes moths websites just to disprove me though ;-) Well done. :-) -- Martin |
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from "anne" contains these words: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. Oh yes? What was it noshed holes in my evening dress then? Coat moths? -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 19:59:39 +0100, Rusty Hinge
wrote: The message from "anne" contains these words: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. Oh yes? What was it noshed holes in my evening dress then? Coat moths? Dracula? -- Martin |
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"Rusty Hinge" wrote in message ... The message from "anne" contains these words: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. Oh yes? What was it noshed holes in my evening dress then? Coat moths? It sounds as if your monkey suit is as old as mine. [Franz Heymann] |
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On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:29:47 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote: Oh yes? What was it noshed holes in my evening dress then? Coat moths? It sounds as if your monkey suit is as old as mine. and the moth eaten monkey wearing it :-) -- Martin |
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from "Franz Heymann" contains these words: "Rusty Hinge" wrote in message ... The message from "anne" contains these words: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. Oh yes? What was it noshed holes in my evening dress then? Coat moths? It sounds as if your monkey suit is as old as mine. It was my father's. Lost him in 1940. Could have been somewhat older, I think. Now scouring charity shops - can't afford a new one. (The DJ and morning dress escaped, probably because I'd used them from time to time.) -- Rusty http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm horrid·squeak snailything zetnet·co·uk excange d.p. with p to reply. |
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"anne" wrote in message ...
Janet Baraclough wrote in message ... The message from "David W.E. Roberts" contains these words: Cross posted to uk.rec.gardening "Roy Millar" wrote in message ... Don't know what I could have done to encourage them, but I'm suffering a plague of small (clothes?) moths. Anyone know of reasonably safe ways of eliminating them? There are loads of moths around at present but I doubt they are clothes moths. I don't think they do very well on modern artificial fabrics. Funnily enough in the past fortnight we too have a plague of moths in the house which look exactly like clothes moths; something I've hardly seen for years even though most of our clothes and domestic fabrics are natural fibres. I've been squashing them. Janet (Isle of Arran) Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. This isn't true. Don't believe everything you read on the net. These moths have a natural habitat where ever furm wool or similar substanes can occur in sufficient quantities.The moths are very small. A typical wild location would be a birds nest. However there are a lot of small moths, most are harmless. -- Neil Jones- http://www.butterflyguy.com/ "At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog National Nature Reserve |
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Janet Baraclough wrote in message ... The message from (Neil Jones) contains these words: Janet Baraclough wrote in message Funnily enough in the past fortnight we too have a plague of moths in the house which look exactly like clothes moths; something I've hardly seen for years even though most of our clothes and domestic fabrics are natural fibres. I've been squashing them. Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. This isn't true. Don't believe everything you read on the net. These moths have a natural habitat where ever furm wool or similar substanes can occur in sufficient quantities. I wonder if that's what happened here? The moths were loose in rooms and in windows which suggests they came from outside..I've not found any in drawers or cupboards.There are sheep in the adjacent meadow. The clothesmoth influx happened a few weeks after the sheep shearing was done about a hundred yards away. It's even possible the fleeces were just dumped nearby, they aren't worth much these days. Fleece moths are a different draw of moths altogether. Does this "shepherd" also drive over your fifteen year old hebe? If so, think conspiracy. Janet. |
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"anne" wrote in message ...
martin wrote in message ... On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 08:46:10 +0200, martin wrote: On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 03:16:40 +0100, "anne" wrote: Clothes moths officially died out according to a website I came across. Forget the year and the website, but trust me all moths around today are friends. It seems we can't trust you :-) http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2107.html and a UK website on the same subject http://www.harrow.gov.uk/council/dep...lth/carpet.asp -- Martin Oh dear, I've been rumbled! I can hardly believe you went looking for clothes moths websites just to disprove me though ;-) Well done. I know it's OT, but I'd love to know why you said it. I don't know why you didn't believe people would check: it's quite important, after all. Mike. |
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