This month, Julia in upstate New York contacted us with a moth emergency. She writes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dear Moth Guy,<\/p>
EMERGENCY: I live in a countryside home in upstate New York. This week, I returned from vacation only to find several tiny tan-colored moths in my living room. I can’t figure out where they are coming from. What should I do?<\/p>
Please help,<\/p>
Julia<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
You’ve returned from some R&R (you didn’t say where you went, so I’ll picture a nice Bermuda sunrise!) only to find your home has been colonized, invaded, no — overrun <\/em>with clothes moths! I can sympathize with your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first question I’ll ask is: did you buy anything before leaving for vacation? Often, clothes moths will spread to new homes through the purchase of a wool sweater or carpet. For this reason, it’s important that thrift stores properly condition garments before sale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Have you noticed any cocoons? Larvae? Before I send you to the Moth Emergency Plan, I’ll briefly recite its key ideas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Protect <\/strong>– Get your valuables into plastic bags.<\/li>
- Clean <\/strong>– Get dust, hair, and pet cleaned up<\/li>
- Trap <\/strong>– Deploy moth traps and monitor the situation<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
It sounds like you definitely have a moth problem. Start by identifying<\/a> the signs of moths and then head over to the Moth Emergency Plan<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
-Moth Guy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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