Moths found in the house include the Brown House Moth and the White Shouldered House Moth.
Both these species attack materials, including cereals, textiles, cork and leather.
The Common Clothes Moth attacks animal products including wool, fur, leather and skins, biting off the fibres.
Signs of a moth problem
Often the first indication of a problem with moths will be damage to fabrics, but there are other warning signs too:
- Adult moths, which are often often crawling rather than flying
- Maggot-like larvae
- Silk cocoons in which moth larvae live before turning into moths.
- Moths may be observed flying around.
Treatment – Bug Busters can help remove Moths
Bug Busters will assess the moth damage and plan a course of action.
Mostly a wet insecticide spray is applied to the affected area to help reduce / eliminate moths, this will sometimes need more than one treatment to fully eliminate the problem, you will also need to vacate the treatment area for 2-4 hours and any heavy furniture will have to be moved in order to reach the affected area if the infestation is in the carpet.
Moths sometimes migrate up walls and in these cases a dry insecticide fumigant is better to use.
