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 ...

Clothes-damaging pests like clothes moths, carpet beetles, silverfish, and termites can wreak havoc on your wardrobe.

North America’s Promethea moth ( Callosamia promethea) has a link to Greek mythology, too: Prometheus was the Titan who stole ...

As Julia Dee, founder of Total Wardrobe Care, explains: “Moths love warmer ... and expecting your dog not to eat it!” she adds. When storing your off-season clothes away, Williams suggests ...

It’s a special kind of frustrating to reach for your favourite seasonal knits only to find they’ve been a buffet of natural fibres for a handful of hungry moths. Whether you’re pulling your garments ...

There are about 20 species of clothes moths and none of them actually eat our clothes – their larvae do. Fabric eaten by a moth These little grubs feed exclusively on animal fibres – like wool ...

Here in the UK we tend to think of butterflies as colourful insects flitting about country meadows, whereas we see moths as dull, brown pests that eat our clothes. Alessandro Giusti, Curator of Moths ...

They don’t, technically. It’s actually their larvae, or caterpillars, that eat clothes, not the adult moths.It’s only a relatively small group of moths, the family Tineidae, that have any ...

Moth larvae eat clothes. Moths grow to a quarter of an inch long. They do not eat synthetic fibres and dry cleaning also prevents them. (Forfeit: Moths) - Tangent: Leopards will eat rotten flesh, ...