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: any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often feathery, with a stouter body, duller coloring, and proportionately smaller wings than the butterflies, and with larvae that are plant-eating caterpillars
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That means spiders and insects, including grasshoppers, caterpillars, beetles, and moths.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The volatile oils that give bay leaves their distinct odor and flavors repel flies, moths, cockroaches, and even mice.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Not the suicidal wings of a moth against flame.
—Ellen Bass, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Garlic and Shallots Garlic and shallots also emit strong, sulfurous odors effective against a wider range of insect pests including aphids, mites, caterpillars, armyworms, moths, beetles, and whiteflies.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The volatile oils that give bay leaves their distinct odor and flavors repel flies, moths, cockroaches, and even mice.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 May 2026
Not the suicidal wings of a moth against flame.
—Ellen Bass, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Garlic and Shallots Garlic and shallots also emit strong, sulfurous odors effective against a wider range of insect pests including aphids, mites, caterpillars, armyworms, moths, beetles, and whiteflies.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
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“Moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moth. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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