john
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Post by john on Apr 28, 2023 1:39:21 GMT -7
We are in Hawaii and moths are breeding in droppings from our parrot. The moth traps I've seen are either for pantry moths or food moths, and telling the difference is challenging. Besides scooping daily, which I know is ideal, are there ways of controlling them safely? She will only eat Pretty Bird Medium, so it's not a seed issue.
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Post by Jane on Apr 28, 2023 6:24:36 GMT -7
Hello and welcome to the forum.
Moth traps work by using pheromones to attract the males and therefore stopping them from meeting females but moth life cycles are in four stages so you won't see the adult moths all the time. I have never heard of moths breeding in parrot droppings. Lavender is supposed to keep moths away but I don't know if it works.
Jane
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Post by beakertrout on Apr 28, 2023 8:04:22 GMT -7
I put Beaker's seed in the freezer for a few days first to kill any eggs.
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Post by Haz on Apr 28, 2023 8:43:25 GMT -7
Welcome to the forum.
We don’t see moths so I don’t know about getting rid of them.
Haz
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Post by Scratchpost on May 1, 2023 23:16:09 GMT -7
Hi John,
We have an issue with humidity in Summer (I live in South Africa) which leads to damp pellets which we have to discard.
I keep all of Aka's food in the freezer in freezer-safe tupperware to help fight this. We used to keep his food in the cupboard and seeds by his cage but when I opened the seed Tupperware it was infested with moths so I was afraid of that happening to the pellets and soft food.
On the plus side, we have a small sunflower garden from when we chucked the seeds out.
Wiping the cage once a day and changing the newspaper helps with other insects like ants, cockroaches, and weevils but I haven't seen any moths in those spaces, just ants, cockroaches, and weevils.
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