Mole, food and clothing, can make life really unpleasant. They feed on food, spoil clothes and fabrics and, worst of all, they multiply at alarming speed. How to prevent this and get rid of them once and for all? Here are some simple household resources.

Mole is a family of small insects from the Lepidopter series, which has about 3000 species and is widespread in all climatic bands. You can easily find them in Slovakia. Mole are the size similar to mosquito and appearance of butterflies – Adult individuals have a slender, hairy body, colored from whitish to yellow to gray -brown. Moli larvae live in tubular cases composed mainly of food residues.

The two most common groups of mole are dresses and food mole.

  • The larvae of the dress moles feed on woolen fabrics and fur
  • Food moles feed on dry foods such as sugar, hail, flour and bran. S

They will quickly settle in the kitchen, easy to get into unsecured food packages. How to get rid of them?

How to get rid of food moths? Natural patents

If we have nested a food mole in the kitchen, First we have to get rid of the larvae as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, It always means throwing all the products in which they live and thoroughly clean your cabinets.

  • To do this, add a few tablespoons of vinegar to the water or wash the cabinets by vinegar itselfwhich mole eggs effectively disinfects and kills.
  • The hot water and vinegar can also be mixed in a 1: 1 ratio, pour into a bowl and put it in the cabinet until it cools.

To get rid of adults, flying individuals, it is worth preparing a trap based on vinegar and wine.

  • K Tomu Pour a little sour wine into a bowlwhich Mole love, and vinegar they hate. Insects attracted by a pleasant scent will drown in the bowl.

In order not to appear in your home again, you must follow a few simple rules. First, It is worth placing small bags of lavender in cabinets or put on the shelf lavender soap – Mole cannot withstand the scent of lavender. In the stores you will also find finished traps, which is worth placing in the kitchen and pantry.

In the kitchen it is worth storing dried citrus peel, cloves, new pepper and bay leaves. Mole also hate the smell of a butterfly, so it is good to decorate home with small, fresh flowers and keep packages of dried butterflies in their cabinets. It is also good to place the plant on the window sill to discourage the mole that arrive in the house from the outside.

How to get rid of moles on clothes?

  • If we see dresses in our home, The first step is to thoroughly check your clotheswhether it is not damaged and, unfortunately, Damaged to throw away.
  • Other clothes should be thoroughly washed to 60 degrees Celsius, What kills the mole.
  • The next step should be to thoroughly clean your wardrobes – Moli larvae develop in dark, warm places and most often choose dirty, little washed, forgotten clothing. To avoid moli invasions, it is worthwhile to clean, disinfect and ventilate these places regularly.

Mole do not like high temperatures and strong sun rays, therefore, if possible, in The summer is worth exposing air clothes and sunlight. Mole do not tolerate cold as well as warmth – therefore you We can freeze clothes from time to timebut it is worth reminding that effectively get rid of insects from fabrics takes up to 72 hours.

Clothing made of wool, fur or feathers should be stored in plastic containers or compression bags. Suits and dresses should be stored in garments bags, tightly closed and secured.

It is also good to regularly clean the wardrobes with water and vinegar and you can also set the iron to the highest possible temperature and iron all pieces.

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