Cellar Rodents
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:43 pm
10 minutes ago I walked down into my cellar only to have a small moth fly at me.
It's the first time I have scene a moth in there. With my torch I took a better look around, noticed quite a few cobwebs which is normal, then a massive daddy long legs on the bottom the the staircase.
I went back up stairs, then 5 minutes later went back down, to discover that the daddy long legs was now feasting on the moth that previously startled me.
I remembered something I was reading on these and similar forums about cork moths.
I don't know what kind of a moth it was, but the spider certainly had no objection in eating it.
The first thing I will do is ensure the insect barriers are intact, and where I have none, I'll install them.
Has anyone else had a moth/moths in their cellar, and how can I tell its a cork moth?
I did quickly inspect the bottle for cork damage, but no damage was evident.
It's the first time I have scene a moth in there. With my torch I took a better look around, noticed quite a few cobwebs which is normal, then a massive daddy long legs on the bottom the the staircase.
I went back up stairs, then 5 minutes later went back down, to discover that the daddy long legs was now feasting on the moth that previously startled me.
I remembered something I was reading on these and similar forums about cork moths.
I don't know what kind of a moth it was, but the spider certainly had no objection in eating it.
The first thing I will do is ensure the insect barriers are intact, and where I have none, I'll install them.
Has anyone else had a moth/moths in their cellar, and how can I tell its a cork moth?
I did quickly inspect the bottle for cork damage, but no damage was evident.
Although it's only the most determnined ones that manage to chew through the foil capsule on cork-sealed wines, so you shouldn't lose too many. 