things I did not need

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Things I do not want to have to deal with, especially not right now: clothes moths. UGH. (At least I'm 90% sure they're clothes moths.) I noticed one or two in my room a few days ago and put "figure out how to deal with this" on my to-do list, without great urgency, and suddenly today they are everywhere and it is fucking disgusting. But all the shops are closed so I can't get stuff to kill all the flying ones until tomorrow. (And tonight DD's mom comes to stay with us for a few days and she'll probably notice and it's embarrassing.) And then I need to inspect and clean all my clothes and clean the closet and uuugh I don't want to have to do that. Does it at least get me adulting points? At least I learned something for the future: kill those fuckers immediately.

Comments

[tamsin]

Oh no! I hope you manage to get rid of them quickly.

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At least I would have had to sort through my clothes in a few weeks while moving anyway ^^

[ambyr]

Put your clothes in the freezer for three or four days; it kills the larva. (Microwaving works too, but is obviously a problem for things with metal buttons or zippers.)

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Our freezer is not that big! But I will manage with freezer + oven + washing, somehow.

[naye]

Oh no augh GROSSSSSS. I'm so sorry! All I know about clothes moths is that you can get them out of your clothes by freezing them?? But I suppose it has to be a big freezer and won't really be something you can do with your entire wardrobe at once. But GAH hope it works out.

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I can do it in batches, I guess. It's doable, it's just annoying extra work -.- And I hope nothing is ruined, though fortunately I don't have that many clothes that I would mourn. Right now my first priority is to get rid of all the ones flying around because those I now constantly notice.

[dr_zook]

Urgh. Welcome in adulthood, indeed. (I found some myself lately, wasn't fun.) Be sure to put some lavender between the clothes next time you re-shelf your things-- if you can stand the smell. Personally, I like it very much, but others are reminded of their grandmothers' sweat-soaked polyester aprons... :)

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Uuugh, I hope you got rid of them all! I think I will put cedar instead of lavender, I read that helps as well.