A “weird city version” of common countryside wisdom saved my favorite outfits.
Our guide to identifying and tackling these clothes-wreckers, plus tips on what appliances to use to discourage them from ...
Pyrethrin-based insecticides are also effective against clothes moths and may be a better alternative for fumigating a closet ...
They may be miniscule but they can cause major disruption. Moths are determined creatures and a pest to obliterate. Cashmere, ...
The two moths most commonly found in UK homes doing damage to natural fibres are the common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) and the case-bearing clothes moth (Tinea pellionella). It is the ...
Adult moths lay eggs on fabric, and the larvae voraciously feed on the material, causing irreparable damage to textiles.
Last year, English Heritage, custodian of many a tapestry and tabard, claimed numbers of the common clothes moth caught in its properties had doubled in five years. The organisation launched a ...
There are two types of clothes moths – those that produce webbing and those that produce cases. Tineola bisselliella, the web-making moth, is the more common species. Tineola pelliomella ...