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@stracci2000 Shaving the cat would be easier and far less toxic than an exterminator!
We had that problem last year. They came from a Navajo rug that DH's mother gave us. OMG it was never ending. I cleaned, vacuumed, cleaned,vacuumed.
I threw out every bit of wool in the house. All my favorite sweaters, even the cashmere. Everything was ok over the winter, and now I am starting to see them again. I know what their cocoons look like, and I know what their tiny eggs look like. I know all about their life cycle.
I thought I removed all food sources. But I know that they like cat hair. And we have a cat. Are we doomed??
The internet doesn't provide any magic bullet.
PLEASE tell me how you got rid of them?????
i liked the tunnel web spider much more
ok you win
the compition no one wants to win
Yes, we used them. Last year we bought some at the hardware store, and we caught quite a few. Time to get new ones. We did everything short of calling an exterminator.
I guess I better get off the computer and go vacuum the steps again.......
Maybe this year, now that I know where to look for them, and remove all food sources, I can stay on top of it.
I even thought about shaving the cat.
So, i forgot. One time, one of these flew into our house. They don’t really sting people. They sting TARANTULAS. We didn’t know that and thought we were going to die for sure. It took about ten minutes to get it out of the house. My son was a baby at the time, btw. I felt like i was fighting for his life..LOL. Meet, the Tarantula Hawk.
@ stracci2000 Have you tried Trichogramma evanescens against the moths?
My sister bought a new very pricey sofa. A year or two later they had moths. They searched high and low and it turned out that the nest was in the new sofa. They treated with poison, but apparently the eggs can survive that. They are not visible by the naked eye. Not to toss or complete fume the new sofa with potentially harmful substances ( they had a newborn) they tried Trichogramma evanescens. It's an insect whose larvae feed off of the moth (forgot if larvae or eggs) and then disappeare themselves without any trace. Eco friendly and health friendly. It sounded super gross to me, though. But my sister just received cards with non eye visible eggs that she put right were the supposed nest was. She never saw a single insect or moth.
Mine is not critter related. The scariest thing I found in my home was years ago during my divorce, I found that my ex had placed a listening device in my home to spy on me. I also learned that during the same time period he hired a private investigator to spy on me and follow me around. He was an abusive husband and it gave me the creeps and scared me so much. It backfired and he was punished by the judge for it.
Wow that is amazing. Do you know if it is available in the USA?
@ stracci2000 Have you tried Trichogramma evanescens against the moths?
My sister bought a new very pricey sofa. A year or two later they had moths. They searched high and low and it turned out that the nest was in the new sofa. They treated with poison, but apparently the eggs can survive that. They are not visible by the naked eye. Not to toss or complete fume the new sofa with potentially harmful substances ( they had a newborn) they tried Trichogramma evanescens. It's an insect whose larvae feed off of the moth (forgot if larvae or eggs) and then disappeare themselves without any trace. Eco friendly and health friendly. It sounded super gross to me, though. But my sister just received cards with non eye visible eggs that she put right were the supposed nest was. She never saw a single insect or moth.
...still no gator or croc stories
Nothing too bad....last summer, there was a huge, brown bear which was living somewhere on our property. I saw it twice....it ate from our fruit and veggie garden. I’m wondering if it is still around! mostly we have centipedes, black widows...and then Cheski catches these enormous wood rats, they live outside, but she brings them in. I’m asking her to get more gophers. My son found this centipede in his bed!!!