Moths, Moths, Moths everywhere

desertlzbn · June 4, 2009

Ok, I don't know what to do, I have dozens of tiny moths (a little bigger than a grain of rice, some as big as two grains of rice) flying in and out and around my plants, I don't know if they are laying eggs what. They look like the little moths that come in and fly around the house. I sprayed neem tonight, but am willing to go with chemical bug killer if needed. They fly so fast I cannot seem to get pictures of them, they are tons of them up under the shade cloth, and they fly out in droves if disturbed.
A week or so ago there were tons of what I thought were knats in my beds. I guess they were baby moths.
I will try to post pics.
Thanks,
Sammiek

dice · June 4, 2009

If the neem oil does not repel them, some form of BT will
likely kill the larvae that hatch:

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/gene...a_ally_with_Bt

(A WWW search will find lots of BT products. Many are specifically selected for moth control, though I don't
know exactly what kind of moth you have.)

June 4, 2009	#1
desertlzbn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson Posts: 659	Moths, Moths, Moths everywhere Ok, I don't know what to do, I have dozens of tiny moths (a little bigger than a grain of rice, some as big as two grains of rice) flying in and out and around my plants, I don't know if they are laying eggs what. They look like the little moths that come in and fly around the house. I sprayed neem tonight, but am willing to go with chemical bug killer if needed. They fly so fast I cannot seem to get pictures of them, they are tons of them up under the shade cloth, and they fly out in droves if disturbed. A week or so ago there were tons of what I thought were knats in my beds. I guess they were baby moths. I will try to post pics. Thanks, Sammiek

June 4, 2009	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	If the neem oil does not repel them, some form of BT will likely kill the larvae that hatch: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/gene...a_ally_with_Bt (A WWW search will find lots of BT products. Many are specifically selected for moth control, though I don't know exactly what kind of moth you have.) __________________ -- alias