I know you’re all dying to know how I’m handling the moth situation at my house. So, I’ve decided to share some pics of the moth traps. Warning: this is not for the faint of heart. Honestly, I don’t know where the hell these moths have been hiding out. It was bad enough that I had at least a dozen moths flocking to the trap when I first put it out. BUT…it seems that they are literally multiplying over night. This is the trap after one week.
Gag!
Oh, but wait, that’s not all. They’re on the top of the trap, as well. Take a gander:
Double Gag
Gross, gross, gross (sorry, honey, now you’re never gonna want to step foot in my house, are you?). I put another trap out tonight because as I walked into the kitchen I had to flap my hands about my face so as not to get hit head on with the cloud of moths that were circling. My guess is that not ALL of the larvae were creeping and crawling around in the foodstuff but found another location to inhabit and they are now devoping into these moths that are swarming my kitchen at night. All of my cupboards are bare and all cereal/flour/rice/grain, etc is being stored in the fridge so I know they certainly don’t have any foodstuff to sustain them. I pulled this off a site on the interwebs:
When ready to pupate, larvae leave their tubes to spin a cocoon. They often migrate a considerable distance from their food source while searching for a pupation site, and are found on walls, countertops, and ceilings. This is especially true when infestations are heavy. There can be four to nine generations per year, depending on the food supply and house temperature.
Great. Fantasitc. I think I’m going to barf. This morning I am now taking the ShopVac to the ceilings, walls and any crevice I can find..and will suck those mofo’s out.
And since I’ve already grossed you out considerably, I thought I may as well share some more fun pics with you. Living with a child, two dogs and a cat can get pretty messy.
First, I shall start with the massive quantities of hair that come from the aforementioned animals (except for the cat, which I cannot catch and hold on to long enough to brush). Now, I love my dogs dearly but if I had THOUGHT about how much hair a Lab would put out, eek. I probably would have thought twice about getting one. They shed so badly that a daily vacuuming (sometimes two) are necessary. I brush the dogs every single day and this is what I get:
Umm, yeah. I was thinking that if I saved up enough fur I could maybe spin some yarn out of it and then knit a sweater. How cool would that be if I were to wear my own dogs’ coats. Bleck.
It looks like a small animal and sometimes Ridley is puzzled and thinks it’s some strange creature. Funny, you’d think he’d recognize the smell of his own fur. He’s obviously brilliant.
Ridley’s puzzlement even gets Gus interested
So, times that fur by 3 and that’s about how much I sweep from my floors each day. Would anyone like to volunteer to be my maid? I’ve been seriously thinking about investing in one of those new fangled Roombas. If anyone has had any experience with one…please let me know if it’s worth the investment, because I, sure as hell, am tired of busting my arse vacuuming multiple times a day.
On to the next adventure. Boy, you never know what you’ll get in my little world. The cat, who spends most of his days outside, likes to kill small creatures and drop them in the back yard. Usually he kills moles and mice. Ridley loves to go outside first thing in the morning and see what prize his cat-brother has left for him in the yard. He then puts it in his mouth and throws it around a few times until I decide I’ve seen enough mouse juggling and whisk it off into the bushes. Today the cat left a poor little finch for us.
Unbeknownst to me, Ridley grabbed the carcass first thing this morning and I didn’t see it until it was already IN the house and IN his crate. I couldn’t figure out why he was playing so contentedly in his crate. Upon further inspection I found the bird and promptly grabbed it, took it outside and took it’s photo. Poor mauled, dog-spit covered, dead creature.
There you have it…morose Monday. Oooo. I think I may have a new theme day. Woo hoo.
Well, I was going to go grab myself some breakfast…. but, I think I’ll wait….
I love my Roomba! There, that’s my experience with it! 😀
Oh, so sorry! I should have put a disclaimer up: Do not eat breakfast before reading this post!
I’m glad to hear you love your Roomba…I think I shall get one! Thanks for the info.
Since my wasband brought bird seed into the house my traps look like yours. The day he brought the bird seed in I ordered the traps knowing this would happen. Fortunately I have been able to control it because I put the traps out soon enough. Thanks for reminding me. I need to change my traps today.
My 3 cats shed their black hair everywhere and I bought a cat brush but none of them will have it. It sits on my desk with the tags still on it.
Keep up with the moth traps and you will get them under control.
My mind is just boggled by the amount of moths caught in the trap. Ick. Ick. Ick. They can’t go away SOON enough.
Holy toledo! Looks like every day brings something new and interesting at your place. I have to say I’m not really all that jealous. Moths, dead animals, and animal fur doesn’t sound like much of a good time.
Oh yes, every day is an ‘event’ in my world. The moths are freaking me out more than anything. The fur and dead animals, I can deal with. It’s the live critters (the one’s that don’t belong in my house) that bother me the most. Especially when it’s a live bat. I shall post about that tale another time!
Yikes! Sorry you had such a morose Monday. But at least you will soon have the moth situation under control as the trap does appear to be working. The little pile of fur cracks me up because I can practically make another cat out of the cat hair I get off my cats every other day too. The pile of dog hair in the last photo looked like a baby skunk to me on first glance. LOL.
Yikes is right. I’m hoping to irradicate those moths SOON!
Ha! I thought the fur looked like a skunk, too. That’s why I had to post about it!
That was a myriad of emotions…from gross-out-larvae party time, to funny-as-heck dog playing with “fur animal”, to the sadness of the dead spit-covered finch…I don’t how to feel right now….your posts have impact lady 😉
Awww, thanks, Romi.
Sorry to throw you into that spin of emotions. From ick to funny to sad…that’s how I feel every day in my little world!
I wonder if there is a doggie ‘Locks of Love’?
Hahahahaha. Priceless. Only YOU would think of that, Evyl.
LOOK!!! It’s Bill Shatner’s missing toupee!!!
Just kidding.
He’d kill for hair that good.
Ha…and hahahahaha. You funny, honey.
Morose Monday: Look What The Cat Dragged In 😛
Wow, this was one wild and crazy post. 😀 Strangely, I liked it. 😉
Ha. Looked what the cat killed and the dog dragged in, is more like it!
A wild and crazy post to reflect my wild and crazy life. Glad you liked it, Mr. P.
In some twisted way those pics really interest me….Sorry you have to deal w/ that drama!! 😦
Oh, its just another day in my life! It’s kinda like a car wreck…you just have to stop and stare.
Hi 2,
1: Be glad you have moths and not roaches.
2: If you leave the fur alone, it naturally collects into lumps and is easier to collect.
3: A dead bird is nothing. Wait until one of your animals manages to smuggle a mangled, but still living, varmint into the house. I can’t even begin to count how many dog injured critters I’ve had to put down with a hammer. Oh, and a tip, wear heavy gloves or hold the critter with BBQ tongs.
Mister Manly
Hi Mister Manly,
1: So true;
2: Ick. Piles of fur around my house? No thanks. That would make me sneeze;
3: Oh my. Oh no. That had better not happen. I’d freak out and run out of the house and leave the critter to die in a corner.
Woah, gnarly on the mothfront! And I hear you on the fur, I’ve got four bunnies, one of them shedding. ITS…IN…EVERYTHING, and I’ve totally considered the yarn thing too. The bunnies don’t bring ‘gifts’ into the house, but Josh’s cat brought in a cardinal a few weeks ago. It did happen to be his mom’s birthday 😉
Ah, yup. Oh hell, if I had bunnies I’d certainly be spinning that fur into yarn! I’m a bit fed up with the shedding bit and although I dread winter I know it will mean less shedding…so, bring on the snow!
Ew. I think that says it all.
Yep, that certainly sums it up.
I tell you, life is never boring is it…
No…nothing boring about my life. Icky, irritating and offensive maybe, but definitely not boring!
can you spell gross?
G.R.O.S.S!
I don’t, don’t, don’t like moths. We used to get millions of them in Colorado Springs. Luckily most of them got zapped on the lights outside before finding a way in….yuck!
I never really minded moths. Until they started whacking into my face when I walked in my kitchen. Now…I dislike them. Very much.