Here’s how to safeguard your wardrobe against an infestation that could damage your clothes.
Damp, warm conditions wreak havoc with your hair, but there’s something much more horrifying to keep you awake at night when temperatures rise: moth larvae are enjoying a perfect munching playground. Prepare for a biblical onslaught. “For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool,” to paraphrase Isaiah.
The clothes moth has good taste: luscious cashmere is its favourite dish, closely followed by natural fibres including silk, lambswool, shearling, feathers and cotton. So, how to defend your Dolce, guard your Gucci and secure your Celine against imminent infestation? FollowHow do you know if you have a clothes moth infestation?
Most people realise clothes moths have invaded their wardrobes when they see small holes in their knitwear or silk dresses. If you see a moth flying around your home, that is not necessarily a clothes moth – as the ones that feast on your cashmere are smaller and difficult to see. These golden moths also prefer dark, quiet spaces, so you’re unlikely to see them flying around your home – if you do, it’s an indication that you have a significant infestation.
, which attract the male moths therefore removing them from the reproduction cycle, in your wardrobe or around your home. They also act as an indicator as to whether you have moths and so are a helpful tool to monitor an infestation. You might also spot the larvae’s empty cases from when it has hatched – these can be an indicator of which drawers or areas in your house where the infestation has been concentrated.
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