a bunch of them made it into the house and they got the fly swatter treatment after i couldn't stand the sound of their gross little bodies hitting the walls, the windows, or the lights!
i also had a personal bug man, carter, who is awesome at catching bugs. he came bringing me one once and so i started directing his talents to the moth problem. it's pretty cute because every time he sees a flying insect, he gasps and says "GET IT!", and then proceeds to hunt it down. he is kind of like a cat who catches and releases until he has maimed the poor thing, but i stopped feeling badly for them after there were 20 or so in my house. he puts the dead ones in the trash or throws the maimed ones outside, where i hope they inform their friends that anyone caught trespassing will be tortured :)
after my friends suggestion (from her bug man) of a bucket of soapy water only delivered three dead moths, we took a more 'ghost buster' style approach.... the shop vac. if you don't have one of these GET ONE! they are so useful and can be used for an array of projects, and if you were wondering, sucking up moths is one of them :)
i turned on the outside lights, luring them in with my warm light goodness, and then shop vac-ed them to their death. i stood out there for a good half hour sucking up hundreds of them. but the truth is... it didn't' even make a dent. they had a million more friends waiting for an open spot at the light.
but then, just as i was headed to the store for a bug zapper, they disappeared just as quickly as they appeared. odd... but i'm glad it's over:) perhaps i should go ahead and buy that zapper so i can be ready for them next time.
this doesn't even do it justice.
5 comments:
Oh my heck that is a lot of moths! nothing worse than walking out your door to be attached by moths. i hate those things. i can totally see you sucking them up in the shop vac, too funny! the bug zapper reminds me of grandma lees house there were always tons of moths getting zapped in that thing. that poor moth i dont know how it survived being caught by carter so many times it for sure looked like he enjoyed it though. good luck with the moths hope they dont come back!
Wow, that is a ton of moths! It reminds me of our cabin on the mountain!! I can just see Carter going at it. Good thinking with the shop vac, those things are awesome!
Okay. I totally love this video. Awesome. I love that he screams when it gets away. And smart thinking with the shopvac.
I have TOTALLY done that before!! Vacuums work GREAT for dealing with moths. LOL Glad they're gone and hope they spread the word and don't come back. Carter was too funny in that video, love the screams! Tell Tyrell Happy Birthday from us!!!
That squealing reminds me of a roach problem we had in the Tempe house when we tried to kill it with a broom! It wasn't the most effective thing but it worked.
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