What to do with moth?

Vegan Talk
1

Today I had to throw away half of my cereals because it was infested by moth worms. :frowning:

Is killing moth that “attacks” my food ok from vegan point of view?

How do I keep all kind of moth away from my appartment, clothes and food without actually killing it?

Thank you.

2

Air your kitchen and cabinets and put some of the following items in them (moths don’t like them):

  • laurel leaves,
  • cloves,
  • caraway,
  • orange peels,
  • black pepper,
    so that you can feel their smell when you open a cabinet (if moths do, they won’t go in).
    They also hate lavender, but it’s not a suitable smell for kitchen IMO, use it if you have problems with clothes moths, though.

Killing in self-defense is probably vegan, but I’m not sure about killing in fight for the food… decide it for yourself. I currently have two moths in a jar with dried vegetables, standing on the window, and I’m not sure what to do with them… I’ll probably let them die of old age in there. :wink:

And oh, eating what you buy instead of storing it for a long time is probably the best strategy in moth-prevention. :wink:

3

Thank you Bojster!
:notworthy:

I will try it and anounce the results here! :stuck_out_tongue:
Are you sure about orange peels?

4

Pretty sure, yeah. But laurel leaves probably work best (more smelly :wink:).

5

I’ve tried it with laurel leaves.
And it worked quite nicely.
But I had to use an entire pack of dry laurel leaves to get the effect.
I also had to crush them in small bits to make the smell stronger, only then the moth left the dresser with cereals.
But it still stayed in my appartment so I had to catch each one of them…

6

Tansy can also be used as an insect repellant.
It’s a medicinal herb that can be found in pharmacies.
This herb can also be called Common Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare).

7

Here is an illustration of the Tansy herb:
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … lgare0.jpg

Here you can learn more about this herb:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansy

8

With the aid of an air conditioner, bring the relative humidity down to 50% or lower. This will create an environment unfriendly to moths, hordes of other insect pests, and sweat stains.