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over a year ago
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Ive tried the spray.. its ok temporarily but each year the buggers come back in force, like they know im trying to eradicte them. Horrid ugly looking things. Funny how butterflies do not bother me. |
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I've got a big moth with me now. I think they're great. But I do get all flicky if they buzz me. A moth of this size will probably be meeting my cat very shortly.  |
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over a year ago
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"I've got a big moth with me now. I think they're great. But I do get all flicky if they buzz me. A moth of this size will probably be meeting my cat very shortly. "
Maybe i need to get myself a cat  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've got a big moth with me now. I think they're great. But I do get all flicky if they buzz me. A moth of this size will probably be meeting my cat very shortly.
Maybe i need to get myself a cat "
Yes. But I've got 2 and only one of them slays moths. You need a moth specialist kitty.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I've got a big moth with me now. I think they're great. But I do get all flicky if they buzz me. A moth of this size will probably be meeting my cat very shortly.
Maybe i need to get myself a cat
Yes. But I've got 2 and only one of them slays moths. You need a moth specialist kitty.
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One problem.. i dont like cats sorry.
I do try and swipe the moths but they can make a mess.. so the spray works but they seem to come out from some massive moth den somewhere in my house .. im certain of it.  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I've had a mahoosive moth battering itself senseless against ma lampshade for the last ½hr
For those that dont like them, get in touch with Tosh, he's fab's resident moth slayer   "
You sure the moth isnt having sex? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I hate them.
They scare me more than spiders.
Anyone else have a fear of these awful creatures? "
Yes and it's embarrassing. It's not normal how I react when one comes near me x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Moths are magnificent creatures.
Don't have your lights on and windows open in the evening, it attracts them.
Anyone killing moths should be ashamed of themselves, they are harmless .
I don't like spiders but I don't kill them. I catch them and put them back outside. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Moths are magnificent creatures.
Don't have your lights on and windows open in the evening, it attracts them.
Anyone killing moths should be ashamed of themselves, they are harmless .
I don't like spiders but I don't kill them. I catch them and put them back outside. "
Same, they're like 'goth' butterflies. They're misunderstood. Easy to catch and put them outside. |
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By *abs..Woman
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"Moths are magnificent creatures.
Don't have your lights on and windows open in the evening, it attracts them.
Anyone killing moths should be ashamed of themselves, they are harmless .
I don't like spiders but I don't kill them. I catch them and put them back outside. "
I couldn't kill a moth because I like them.
I couldn't kill a spider because they terrify me! |
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"I hate them.
They scare me more than spiders.
Anyone else have a fear of these awful creatures? "
Yes, I have complete panic attacks if one is around me, even make me cringe seeing them on tv. Like the nature programs when they out the white sheet out and have them crawling over their head, face and hands *shudder* |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Moths are magnificent creatures.
Don't have your lights on and windows open in the evening, it attracts them.
Anyone killing moths should be ashamed of themselves, they are harmless .
I don't like spiders but I don't kill them. I catch them and put them back outside. "
This
Moths are nocturnal butterflies, far cooler and know how to fly better.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Moths are magnificent creatures.
Don't have your lights on and windows open in the evening, it attracts them.
Anyone killing moths should be ashamed of themselves, they are harmless .
I don't like spiders but I don't kill them. I catch them and put them back outside.
Same, they're like 'goth' butterflies. They're misunderstood. Easy to catch and put them outside. "
Peach is terrified of them 
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over a year ago
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"i love them, i also let spiders live in my house. insects don't bother me and the wild ones are harmless in this country."
So brave, im a total wimp. I think it can depends if as a child your parents had a fear of them or not.
I wish I wasnt bothered by any insects or creatures though.
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I am not bothered by them in general. But I am having to throw out 2 woolen pullovers I really like as they have been eaten. Some of the holes are right on the belly button too, so no way to ignore them.
Apart from moth balls, does anyone have any good remedies? I am worried they might destroy my suits. |
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"i love them, i also let spiders live in my house. insects don't bother me and the wild ones are harmless in this country.
So brave, im a total wimp. I think it can depends if as a child your parents had a fear of them or not.
I wish I wasnt bothered by any insects or creatures though.
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they're fascinating to watch. sometimes quite amusing too.
all my kids are scared of spiders and all my sons hate moths. no idea who they got that off. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"i had one of those little flutterers land in my juice the other night - and no not 'that' juice - the glass by my bed  "
Bit of extra protein never did any harm.....! |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I am not bothered by them in general. But I am having to throw out 2 woolen pullovers I really like as they have been eaten. Some of the holes are right on the belly button too, so no way to ignore them.
Apart from moth balls, does anyone have any good remedies? I am worried they might destroy my suits."
You can buy some cedar balls to put in draws and pheromone traps. Or fragrant hanging satchets for wardrobes, ive had them before and hang them from the hanger.. ive not had any issues with mothballs.
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"I am not bothered by them in general. But I am having to throw out 2 woolen pullovers I really like as they have been eaten. Some of the holes are right on the belly button too, so no way to ignore them.
Apart from moth balls, does anyone have any good remedies? I am worried they might destroy my suits.
You can buy some cedar balls to put in draws and pheromone traps. Or fragrant hanging satchets for wardrobes, ive had them before and hang them from the hanger.. ive not had any issues with mothballs.
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Thank you for the advice. I will check them out. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"What about hummingbird hawk moths? I love seeing them fly around feeding on flow. Like small hummingbirds. Many moths are like bees, helping to pollinate our flowers for fruit etc. "
We found an elephant hawkmoth caterpillar one year. Me and the girls found a bug box, created a micro environment for it and proceeded to nurture it and watch it developed into a moth. After researching that it cocoons for most of its life, we left it in a safe place in the shed over winter. Fast forward to spring and we all suddenly remember our little project from last year.
Alas, we were too late it had already formed and was unable to escape the bug box
We were left with a perfectly in tact, albeit dead, elephant hawkmoth, which we enjoyed studying close up.
Mixed emotions about that experiment
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Moths are my all time favourite insect, only a tiny percentage of the 1000s of species present in the UK will damage clothes, and this damage is done by the larvae not the adult moths. Many of the hawk-moths are spectacular creatures and reasonably easy to attract to light, if you have the right type of bulb. Big fan!  |
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