Clothes Moth Control
The larvae of the Common Clothes Moth can be very destructive to clothes, carpets, rugs and upholstered furniture and they can derive nourishment from clothing in particular woollen products.
Biology:
- In clothes, damage occurs mainly in dark areas and under cuffs and collars.
- The Common Clothes Moth larvae extend silken feeding tubes along floor cracks which can damage carpets.
- Clothes moths tend to stay in the darkness and rarely fly to lights like other Moths.
- The female lays about 50 eggs over about 3 weeks, which develop into the damaging larvae.
- Traditional Moth Balls contain an insecticide, which has been reported to poison people and especially Children under 6. They also leave a nasty odour.
- A more natural way to monitor and treat these Moths is with a pheromone baited trap. This will attract and catch the male Moth preventing it from mating with the female and therefore preventing egg laying. Each sticky pad once placed in the trap will last about 12 weeks.
Service
A fixed price blitz treatments provide clothes moth taps, sticky pads and treatment advice to remove clothes moth larvae.