Moths get a bum rap. Most are harmless. Some are quite pretty. But it only takes a few species to ruin it for the rest of them. These bad apples eat your clothes and contaminate your food. Others, like Gypsy Moths, can destroy your trees in the caterpillar stage. Applying Ortho® Home Defense MAX® Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer on cracks and crevices helps control problem moths in the house.
Moths in the house like things just the way they are. So change them. For instance, since clothes moths like the dark, shake and brush clothes in the sun. Dry–cleaning kills their eggs. Flour moths like to get into food, so store it in air–tight containers in your pantry. You can also apply a product such as Ortho® Home Defense Max® Perimeter & Indoor Insect Killer on cracks and crevices to help control moths in the house.
Moth caterpillars can be very destructive in the yard. One or two won't matter, but if you see an infestation on your shrubs or small trees, apply a systemic bug control. For large trees, be safe and call an arborist.
Moths and butterflies are closely related. They go through the same life cycles and often feed on the same things. Some are real beauties that can rival any butterfly. Moths have thicker bodies than butterflies and their antennae are straight. They usually fly around at night, although some, like the female cankerworm, don't have wings at all.
