What is everyone doin to keep moths at bay?

**knotty** · 2nd May 13, 01:08 PM

Ive recently seen some moths flittin round. It seems that every one that the Lass kills another shows up in its place.
In a effort to keep them off my kilts I cut some strips of wool & dabbed some lavender oil on each wool garment.
Other things that I have heard that works are aromatic ceder(best), rosemary & Febreeze.

What are the Cousins doin to keep moths off our treasured garments?

Knotty

**Canuck** · 2nd May 13, 01:14 PM

If you have room in your chest freezer, store your kilts in there. The moth larvae doesn't like the cold.

**O'Searcaigh** · 2nd May 13, 01:21 PM

' Keep all my wool kilts in a cedar chest!

**artificer** · 2nd May 13, 01:22 PM

If you've seen moths around your kilts, definitely bag and freeze them for a few days.

If it's just precautionary measures you're thinking of, cloth garment bags and cedar are the way to go.

*artificer wanders off to re-oil the cedar closet*

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**Dale Seago** · 2nd May 13, 01:32 PM

Frequent wear; periodically inspect and shake out the kilts I don't wear as often; use hanging cedar blocks; and for the ones I spot flying I keep a couple of these close to hand:

http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Solution-...racquet+zapper

**knotty** · 2nd May 13, 01:48 PM

Chase the Lass around with one sometimes

**MacMillans son** · 2nd May 13, 08:29 PM

I keep live bats in my closet, haven't seen a moth yet!

**gKeith** · 9th May 13, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Canuck

If you have room in your chest freezer, store your kilts in there. The moth larvae doesn't like the cold.

I second the freezer issue. I have some wool items that I roll up, toss him in a freezer bag, and throw them in the freezer. Works wonders with kilts, too, from everybody I've talked to about this and will NOT DAMAGE YOUR KILT!

**TheOfficialBren** · 9th May 13, 04:28 PM

What if it's one of these?

I believe that this is called a "sphynx moth."

I encountered this sonuvagun at my sister's home the other night. HUGE bugger (pardon the pun)!!! He was highly aggressive and territorial. It took a few gentle and humane nudges with a stick to get him off of that doorknob.

**Dale Seago** · 9th May 13, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by TheOfficialBren

What if it's one of these?

I believe that this is called a "sphynx moth."

I encountered this sonuvagun at my sister's home the other night. HUGE bugger (pardon the pun)!!! He was highly aggressive and territorial. It took a few gentle and humane nudges with a stick to get him off of that doorknob.

Those are known mainly for damaging agricultural crops. The big ones are for our puroses nothing to be concerned about, unless perhaps it's this guy here: