Noise Moth Infestation in UMass Dormitory

William (Bill) Gumby,
UMass Facilities Manager

We’ve cordoned off the basement of Butterfield Hall in the Central residential area of UMass campus because of an infestation of “Noise Moths”. That’s what we call them, because of how they are attracted to noise instead of light. The creatures first became a problem when they would swarm students who played music, sneezed, or produced sound in any fashion.

We evacuated Butterfield basement residents to other housing facilities. We also installed a radio in the basement of Butterfield, so as to keep the noise moths instinctively contained to one area.

It seems that the growing noise moth infestation spawned from two pets a student brought to campus from his home state of Florida. The infestation is worsening faster and ever faster. As such, we have found it difficult to deal with because all possible methods of extermination produce sound, which thereby attracts more noise moths into a common area where they become socially excited and reproduce wildly.

As of now, though, the noise moths are safely contained and there is nothing to worry about.

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