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lettucebe

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Tue Mar 17, 2020, 02:51 PM Mar 2020

Moth traps have unexpected benefit for house spiders

I bought some and put them here and there. Don't seem to be terribly effective but yesterday I noticed a nice house spider, waiting patiently by one. Like a restaurant! This morn he is still there, so apparently it's worth his time.

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Moth traps have unexpected benefit for house spiders (Original Post) lettucebe Mar 2020 OP
A few years ago I had a terrible infestation of what I call 'pantry moths' Siwsan Mar 2020 #1
Tell him to practice social distancing! ret5hd Mar 2020 #2

Siwsan

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1. A few years ago I had a terrible infestation of what I call 'pantry moths'
Tue Mar 17, 2020, 02:58 PM
Mar 2020

The larva were actually CRAWLING ACROSS THE CEILING!! I had to toss out so many dry goods and stock up on zip lock bags to store any replacement products. It was like a horror movie.

So, after I cleaned, emptied, sanitized, tossed out, scrubbed everything down, I bought some of those 'pheromone' moth traps. BINGO. Problem solved. But, come to think of it, what I found IN those traps didn't seem to equate to what I'd seen BEFORE the traps.

As a full fledge arachnophobe, now I'm wondering, and admit to be slightly creeped out!

I'm going to be more cautious when reaching into the corners of the pantry!

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