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Down with ye moths!!!

Webbing clothes moths. Just the name makes me do the icky moves [shivers]. It's a surprise that such a small insect can cause such an aggravating reaction. And they do! http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tineola_bisselliella a link to an article on wikipedia about them for you to peruse at your lee-zure. I have gone through my bedroom to clean things out because I [gag] was hit with about 5 or 6 of them creatures in my face when I went in there on a few days (too many if you ask me!). The problem is that they like to nest under the base of the drywall. When I replaced my floor with linoleum, I never placed molding under the wall to make up for the gap. Tada! Good nesting zones! Blech. Since I have puppies in there, I can't fill the gaps with caulk right now so I have been "temporarily" filling them with Elmer's school glue. Yes. I did just say that. I've [luckily] had the good fortune where I can move most of my furniture and get...