FIGHTING AGAINST BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS.

  Butterflies are day or night flying insects. They are born from eggs left by the female butterflies in the larvae phase, in a plant, feeding on leaves to grow rapidly and become a nymph; now it builds a cocoon, and the butterfly is not fed, but it suffers some metabolic and physical changes, in order to form the body and the wings.

Butterflies differ from moths for their great showiness.

   People call moth any small and night butterflies which develop through a metamorphosis, whose larvae devour stored food or household items, such as clothing and paper. Some species attack stored grains and forages, rice, maize, chocolate, tobacco. There are others that attack books, looking for the fungi growing on the tail. The moths that feed on the clothes stored inside the wardrobes are the most dangerous ones.

    The cloth moth do not migrate and it is accustomed to live in slightly illuminated areas, protected and closed. It is not alike the ones of its kind, since it is not attracted by the light and its locations are the closets. Sometimes it could be found in bird nests. To fight against the cloth moth larvae we should avoid keeping dirty clothes or not ventilating the clothes that are not used for a long period of time, because the last ones are the most appreciated. It is advisable to use hermetic bags or drawers to keep the clothes in. It is also important to avoid the excessive accumulation of cereals or forages in the case of food moths.

The cloth moths neither are attracted towards the light, nor are migratory.

    As domestic remedies against the moths we can mention the products without chemical substances. They do not have secondary effects on people or for the environment, giving a very nice smell to the clothes. The most advisable are: the lavender (which can be placed among the clothes or in bags hanging inside the wardrobe); the lemon or the orange are peeled and the clean skin is placed among the clothes; chunks of cedar wood or cedar oil placed in suitable jars not to stain the weaves.

    Another way of killing the moths are the chemical methods. They are presented as balls or recipients put among clothes or on the wardrobe bar, giving off a strong characteristic odor; they waste away slowly in contact with the air generating a gas that kills each and every moth. The most commonly used compounds are: Naphthalene, Dichlorobenzene, Camphor and derivatives. It is important to follow the manufacturer's instructions, the clothes should be well aerated before using them and above all avoid inhaling the given off gases - they can be harmful to children or pets.

Moth plagues prefer clothes that have been kept in the wardrobe for a long time.

   It is better to do a follow-up of the butterflies or moths plagues. It is also advisable to regularly change the sticky strips in the traps made with natural rubber where the insects get stuck. We can find fix or disposable strips, they are products of easy handling and innocuous for humans. To fight against the moths it is advisable to use pheromone traps made of plastic at the exterior and covered with a powerful glue impregnated with male attracting pheromones attractive, where the insects get caught and die, that brings down the possibility of reproduction. We can also use the traps with funnel - they are bags for collecting the insects, which can be placed in the way of the moths, within 200 square meters.