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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9726591, member: 50"]Uggg, wool moths. Once upon a time I had wool rugs all over the house until one day.....moths appeared. Out with the rugs, sweaters, blankets. Now, some 8 or so years later, I still haven't brought wool back into the house. (They also do eat other things like silk<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/mad.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":mad:" unselectable="on" />.)</p><p><br /></p><p>I steamed the carpets to try to kill anything in there and was advised to vacuum daily including along the baseboard. That did help. I rarely see any moths anymore and the traps I put out are usually empty. Once in a blue moon I see what <i>might</i> be a moth flitting by. I do have cats though and doubt I can be hair free enough to risk having beautiful rugs again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Boo wool moths<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie102" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie102" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie102" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie102" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie102" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie102" alt=":yuck:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 9726591, member: 50"]Uggg, wool moths. Once upon a time I had wool rugs all over the house until one day.....moths appeared. Out with the rugs, sweaters, blankets. Now, some 8 or so years later, I still haven't brought wool back into the house. (They also do eat other things like silk:mad:.) I steamed the carpets to try to kill anything in there and was advised to vacuum daily including along the baseboard. That did help. I rarely see any moths anymore and the traps I put out are usually empty. Once in a blue moon I see what [I]might[/I] be a moth flitting by. I do have cats though and doubt I can be hair free enough to risk having beautiful rugs again. Boo wool moths:yuck::yuck::yuck::yuck::yuck::yuck:[/QUOTE]
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