Common Clothes Moth Control – Pest Control Products
The Common clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) is by far the most common species of pest moth within the UK; if left uncontrolled the larvae of the moth can cause significant damage to textiles such as clothing within a wardrobe. All reasonable steps should be undertaken to control this moth before establishing within a property, which often leads to a hard-to-control situation.
This moth species is often found within domestic properties lurking within dark areas often away from human habitation; whilst the most popular place that this moth can be found in the wardrobe they are often found in other places, often out of site. For this reason, any treatment should be both local to the activity area but also within the entire room concentrating on areas such as under and behind furniture; they can be found in and under carpets so some preparation before application may have to be undertaken.
Common clothes moth can be a tricky moth to control, and we recommend that the user understands the biology and behaviour before undertaking control; Wikipedia has a page with information on their lifecycle. this can be found here. For detailed treatment advice, we recommend looking at the BPCA website (The leading pest control association in the UK) on the subject which can be found here.
