Clothes moths may arrive in your home from adjacent properties or gardens. We have also seen instances of bird nests under roof eaves and in chimneys being sources of infestation for our customers - think bird feathers as being a keratin-rich food source for clothes moth larvae.

It enables you to monitor the severity of the moth problem around your home as you can count the number of adult male moths that are caught over a period of time. If you find you are not catching any or many moths, after a week, try re-positioning the wool moth traps - this often then gives results for many of our customers, and remember that the placement needs to be near likely food sources for clothes moth larvae (keratin in natural animal fibres, most commonly wool-based). As it is still early in the moth season it could be that the moths present are females or juveniles. The traps attract the sexually active adult male moths and can be kept in place for 12 weeks after opening. The Traps are active for 12 weeks after opening and can be moved around areas where you suspect moths are present so long as they are at least 3 feet above floor level.

We are delighted to read that our traps are working well for you and we very much appreciate your recommendation. The best way to find out for sure if you have a clothes moth problem and the severity of it is to use Clothes Moth Traps. The fact that these pests can't climb very well is the only thing that makes them easier to combat. As a result, you will see the damage on your wallpaper only above the skirting boards, but not along the tops of walls or near your picture frames unless you're leaning them against the wall.

The Moth Decoy is a long term solution which uses the same pheromone as the moth trap but instead of trapping and killing male clothes moths, it spreads pheromone around the male population using a special magic dust which stops the moths from mating. Okay, its not really magic dust, it’s a micronised natural wax powder with electrostatic properties but I think ‘magic dust’ has a better ring to it! Read a full description of the Moth Decoy Science. Fed up with finding holes in your favourite winter knits? Learn how to put a stop to pesky clothes moths for good. Please make sure that you do not have any other deterrents placed nearby as they can distract from the Traps. Thank you for purchasing our Clothes Moth Traps and we are so sorry to hear about your moth problem, we completely understand how distressing this can be. Our Traps attract the active adult male moths and will help break the breeding cycle. Depending on the stage in the moth life cycle It might be that the that the males have not yet hatched. The Traps are active for 12 weeks after opening.

Clothes moths themselves do not eat; it is their larvae that have emerged from the eggs laid by adult, mated, female clothes moths that eat the protein (keratin) in animal based fibres - they will generally not be attracted to cotton or synthetic fibres. The clothes moth larvae eat clothes that are made from animal based fibres - think cashmere, wool, silk, feathers, fur and soft leather. How to get rid of moths naturally?

Moths come into the house for various reasons. Harmless larger moths are attracted to light. Clothes and Pantry moths however are problematic - they come into the house to look for food sources for their larvae that hatch from the eggs laid on your animal-based fibre clothing and home textiles (clothes & carpet moths) or dried food (pantry moths). So the causes or moths in the house for the species that damage textiles or infest food are driven by the need for their larvae to eat. What is the best clothes moth trap? The trigger for clothes moths to pupate, turn into adults and fly to new locations in search of new food sources to lay their eggs is warmer weather, and ideally a degree of humidity. The MothPrevention® Clothes Moth Trap pheromones are engineered in Germany and not available in any other clothes moth trap in the UK, We have had them tested against the leading US clothes moth trap brands and they significant outperform them - this is confirmed by customer review data.

My two favourite materials to upcycle are old jeans and road maps. Last year I made fun faux moths out of denim scraps; this time, I made some fun paper moth and butterfly art using old road maps. MothPrevention® speak to customers every day about their clothes moth issues - clothes moths are a species that are ever increasing and that can cause significant damage to clothes, carpets and other home textiles. We very much appreciate your ongoing custom and we hope we can continue to help you keep those moths at bay!