Moth pheromone traps.

[Zack rehn]

I have a slight moth problem in my house and sadly my room has gained some so i was wondering if i should use pheromone traps instead of fumes because the fume can harm the tarantula
Pretty sure the moths I have are pantry moths but I'm not that experienced with moths

 

[HooahArmy]

Hey there Zach!
Great call there on the pheromone traps! Pantry moths look like these little tiny brown guys (look them up), and they tend not to respond too well fume deterrents like moth balls or moth foggers. (I have a buddy in pest control AND she helped me with my own pantry moth problem). They however are super easy to trap with cheap pantry traps, which are like glue boards with a pheromone lure. Chemical deterrents on the other hand, work by chasing the moths somewhere else in your house (eew) by being irritating to their sensory organs. It does this by simple releasing a cloying aroma that is gross to all forms of critters when they smell them; you, doggy, kitty, and other critters with sensory organs. Chemical deterrents also work in a small area only, like a closet. You would likely not want these where the pantry moths are growing, i.e your food. Here is what my friend had to say when helping me with my moth issue:
1. Research online to ensure you got a pantry moth problem.
2. If you do, find out where the moths are having their little crime syndicate meetings. They love grains, so they will likely be breeding in cereals, breads, or other carb-heavy foods that are exposed to air.
3. Toss out these mothy-nightclubs! You won't want to eat them either! My own moths were breeding in a big bag of oats in the back of my pantry, a hopper of flour, improperly sealed cookies and cereal, and in a old box of dog biscuits.
4. Tossing out their breeding grounds will already reduce the number of moths you will soon see in your house. Check all your other food and ensure they are EXTRA tightly sealed, to ensure the ones that are already flying around don't go there to breed further.
5. Once that's done, it's trapping time! Buy pheromone sticky traps appropriate to the size of your moth problem. and place them out in the open, in pantries where you've seen them, and just about anywhere else you think the moths might start a new club. Replace the traps per the instructions on their package.
6. I had a dang ton of moths, but by following these steps, they were all gone within 1.5 months.

I hope this helps, pal!

 

[Zack rehn]

Hey there Zach!
Great call there on the pheromone traps! Pantry moths look like these little tiny brown guys (look them up), and they tend not to respond too well fume deterrents like moth balls or moth foggers. (I have a buddy in pest control AND she helped me with my own pantry moth problem). They however are super easy to trap with cheap pantry traps, which are like glue boards with a pheromone lure. Chemical deterrents on the other hand, work by chasing the moths somewhere else in your house (eew) by being irritating to their sensory organs. It does this by simple releasing a cloying aroma that is gross to all forms of critters when they smell them; you, doggy, kitty, and other critters with sensory organs. Chemical deterrents also work in a small area only, like a closet. You would likely not want these where the pantry moths are growing, i.e your food. Here is what my friend had to say when helping me with my moth issue:
1. Research online to ensure you got a pantry moth problem.
2. If you do, find out where the moths are having their little crime syndicate meetings. They love grains, so they will likely be breeding in cereals, breads, or other carb-heavy foods that are exposed to air.
3. Toss out these mothy-nightclubs! You won't want to eat them either! My own moths were breeding in a big bag of oats in the back of my pantry, a hopper of flour, improperly sealed cookies and cereal, and in a old box of dog biscuits.
4. Tossing out their breeding grounds will already reduce the number of moths you will soon see in your house. Check all your other food and ensure they are EXTRA tightly sealed, to ensure the ones that are already flying around don't go there to breed further.
5. Once that's done, it's trapping time! Buy pheromone sticky traps appropriate to the size of your moth problem. and place them out in the open, in pantries where you've seen them, and just about anywhere else you think the moths might start a new club. Replace the traps per the instructions on their package.
6. I had a dang ton of moths, but by following these steps, they were all gone within 1.5 months.

I hope this helps, pal!

Cool! sadly they do get to my cookies too but I guess that's my fault cause I don't reseal them properly,
Would you also happen to know if these pheromones could at all bother my tarantula. At first I wasn't
Worried to much because moth pheromone moth traps catch Males and not females.
However this one said it uses female pheromones to catch so I'm not quite sure if this could at all provoke my tarantula

 

[HooahArmy]

No! Not the cookies!
The moth pheromones shouldn't bother your T-pals at all, since they smell like the alluring aroma of Eau de Lady Moth. When I had them around, everyone from the dog, cat, mouse, and other critters in the house paid them no heed, since they were just another organic smell in the air that they didn't care about.
How the traps works is by exactly smelling like lady moths. It traps all the males with the siren song of sexiness, causing them to become adhered on the glue boards. The pheromone is synthetic, but usually more powerful than natural lady moth musk and irresistible for the males. When the males flock there and die, there are no more mates for the lonely ladies, and your moth reproduction problem will quickly die out, as no more progeny are around. The moths only live for 4-7 weeks, so with their food and mating denied, your population of moths will go down.

As for details on whether or not this will affect your T-pals, I will safely say no, based on the info given to me by my pest control buddy. Pheromones are in the air all the time. You and I release them from our skin and 'stink-points' to attract our own mates; dogs and cats rub them off every time they nuzzle or roll on the ground to mark their territory. You are releasing way more pheromones than a moth trap due to your sheer human size, and haven't been bothering the Ts. All the insects in your walls will also be releasing their own pheromones, which is unavoidable and also won't bother the Ts, since all creatures learn to react to pheromones specific to their species. Ts don't hunt by sensing airborne pheromones of their prey and rather ambush or use their webs. As a result of this and the other mentioned, the pheromones shouldn't bother them since the stuff is no different than what they naturally encounter in the wild or at your home.

 

[Zack rehn]

No! Not the cookies!
The moth pheromones shouldn't bother your T-pals at all, since they smell like the alluring aroma of Eau de Lady Moth. When I had them around, everyone from the dog, cat, mouse, and other critters in the house paid them no heed, since they were just another organic smell in the air that they didn't care about.
How the traps works is by exactly smelling like lady moths. It traps all the males with the siren song of sexiness, causing them to become adhered on the glue boards. The pheromone is synthetic, but usually more powerful than natural lady moth musk and irresistible for the males. When the males flock there and die, there are no more mates for the lonely ladies, and your moth reproduction problem will quickly die out, as no more progeny are around. The moths only live for 4-7 weeks, so with their food and mating denied, your population of moths will go down.

As for details on whether or not this will affect your T-pals, I will safely say no, based on the info given to me by my pest control buddy. Pheromones are in the air all the time. You and I release them from our skin and 'stink-points' to attract our own mates; dogs and cats rub them off every time they nuzzle or roll on the ground to mark their territory. You are releasing way more pheromones than a moth trap due to your sheer human size, and haven't been bothering the Ts. All the insects in your walls will also be releasing their own pheromones, which is unavoidable and also won't bother the Ts, since all creatures learn to react to pheromones specific to their species. Ts don't hunt by sensing airborne pheromones of their prey and rather ambush or use their webs. As a result of this and the other mentioned, the pheromones shouldn't bother them since the stuff is no different than what they naturally encounter in the wild or at your home.

k Thanks for the help!

 

[A cave cricket]

Hey there Zach!
Great call there on the pheromone traps! Pantry moths look like these little tiny brown guys (look them up), and they tend not to respond too well fume deterrents like moth balls or moth foggers. (I have a buddy in pest control AND she helped me with my own pantry moth problem). They however are super easy to trap with cheap pantry traps, which are like glue boards with a pheromone lure. Chemical deterrents on the other hand, work by chasing the moths somewhere else in your house (eew) by being irritating to their sensory organs. It does this by simple releasing a cloying aroma that is gross to all forms of critters when they smell them; you, doggy, kitty, and other critters with sensory organs. Chemical deterrents also work in a small area only, like a closet. You would likely not want these where the pantry moths are growing, i.e your food. Here is what my friend had to say when helping me with my moth issue:
1. Research online to ensure you got a pantry moth problem.
2. If you do, find out where the moths are having their little crime syndicate meetings. They love grains, so they will likely be breeding in cereals, breads, or other carb-heavy foods that are exposed to air.
3. Toss out these mothy-nightclubs! You won't want to eat them either! My own moths were breeding in a big bag of oats in the back of my pantry, a hopper of flour, improperly sealed cookies and cereal, and in a old box of dog biscuits.
4. Tossing out their breeding grounds will already reduce the number of moths you will soon see in your house. Check all your other food and ensure they are EXTRA tightly sealed, to ensure the ones that are already flying around don't go there to breed further.
5. Once that's done, it's trapping time! Buy pheromone sticky traps appropriate to the size of your moth problem. and place them out in the open, in pantries where you've seen them, and just about anywhere else you think the moths might start a new club. Replace the traps per the instructions on their package.
6. I had a dang ton of moths, but by following these steps, they were all gone within 1.5 months.

I hope this helps, pal!

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[HooahArmy]

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