Giraffe Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Just wanted to update - one DOES get moths if one leaves laundry out overnight. It fell out of my PJs last night, into the sheets. Ugh. This after a live one flew out of dh's shirt the other day. I will not be leaving it out overnight in the future! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 You may get moths, but they are not the kind that eat clothes. Shake them out and carry on. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mynyel Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 :D Our clothes get left out overnight all the time....they got rained on today....oh well I toss in the dryer and carry on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 You may get moths, but they are not the kind that eat clothes. Shake them out and carry on. Laura It doesn't matter that they don't eat clothes. Finding moths in one's clothes is just gross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 It is a common misconception that all bugs are dirty, dangerous, carry germs, "gross" etc. The vast majority are cleaner than people and pets. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 It doesn't matter that they don't eat clothes. Finding moths in one's clothes is just gross! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: I love moths. They are incredibly beautiful creatures. I would be likely to pick up the moth and carry it gently outside- after showing anyone in the house. Particularly if it was a pretty moth. I would also actually not mind at all if a moth was inside my clothes. A spider- yes, that would get me, also a cockroach- that would be "gross"- but not a moth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 It is a common misconception that all bugs are dirty, dangerous, carry germs, "gross" etc. The vast majority are cleaner than people and pets. :D Yeah, but they have all those little legs. :willy_nilly: Why they want to be on me, I don't know. I get these little green bugs on me when I mow the lawn. I mow a little and keep finding them all day. I'm not sure what he thought until I explained it, but just yesterday while talking to a man about doing some drywall work for us, I felt something crawling, reached up and fetched one out of my hair. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Just wanted to update - one DOES get moths if one leaves laundry out overnight. It fell out of my PJs last night, into the sheets. Ugh. This after a live one flew out of dh's shirt the other day. I will not be leaving it out overnight in the future! Try to think of them as less-flashy butterflies. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 It doesn't matter that they don't eat clothes. Finding moths in one's clothes is just gross! I don't have that reaction to moths, so I didn't quite see what the problem was. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I think you should continue to hang out the laundry, and turn all bugs you find into biology for the kids. See if they can identify what they are etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted June 12, 2010 Author Share Posted June 12, 2010 I don't know how to multi-quote.... My DC is too small to identify the moths (3yo) so no biology opportunity there. I understand the moths are harmless, but they still give me the willies when they are in my pajamas. I will try to think of them as less-flashy butterflies. I will still try not to leave the laundry out overnight. That seems to be when they take up residence. Grin! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 Forget moths. A couple of weeks ago when I picked up a shirt I'd brought in from outside, there was a BIG, HAIRY BROWN SPIDER in it. Little bugger unfortunately got away, it's probably still living large under our couch. Now I'm extra-cautious when I bring in clothes. That load wasn't out at night, though, so I figure day or night doesn't matter. There are bugs and such outside, period. I think I'm over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 So I was having little holes in my clothes and assumed that the moths were eating them when I left them out overnight. Now am I to believe this is not true??? Here in COLO I would love to leave them out overnight b/c the weather here is soooo odd. I can be clear, then rain for 2 min then clear, then cloud up but not rain...... I have most of my clothes on hangers so I can quickly move them in and out. Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniferlee Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I have serious moth-phobia (like actual panic if there is one in the house) so I never leave the clothes out over night. My mom used to all the time and there were always lots of moths (which I was even more scared of as a child; I've calmed down some lately - repeating "it's just a harmless moth" over and over while I yell for my 10yods to come and get the moth out of the house helps:D) luckily, said ds LOVES moths and scoops them right up, takes them outside and then lets them hang out on his clothes or ARM:eek: for a while before they fly away. How did this child come out of me?... Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 I left the clothes out overnight in the rain one day, and when I went to bring then in there were those pincher bugs on them. And a spider. I counted a total of five creepy crawlies (three of them were the pincher bugs) on the laundry before my heebie-jeebies took over and I asked DH to finish bringing in the laundry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted July 28, 2010 Share Posted July 28, 2010 As I take each item off the line, I give it a quick, hard shake. The only bug I ever remember being in my clothes after folding them was a wasp. Ouch! One reason why I always remember to shake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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