Insects

If you want to keep moths out of the pantry and closet, the trick is to stop their larvae from finding food and a quiet place to hide, because the larvae are what do the damage, not the fluttering adults. In the pantry, move dry goods into airtight glass or hard plastic, since cardboard boxes […]

n n n If you keep finding holes in your wool and the odd small moth fluttering out of the closet, here is the thing to understand first: the fluttering adult is not what is eating your clothes. Clothes moths do their damage only as larvae, and the larvae feed in the dark, undisturbed spots

If you have pantry moths, here is the part that changes how you fight them: you cannot trap your way out of them, because the damage is done by larvae living inside your dry goods, not by the moths fluttering at the ceiling. By the time you see those moths flying, eggs and caterpillars are

n n n If you want the best clothes moth killer, understand first what is doing the damage: the larvae chewing your wool and cashmere, not the small moths fluttering out of the closet. Cedar blocks and herbal sachets repel adult moths and slow them down, but they do not kill the larvae already feeding,

If you keep finding little brown moths fluttering out of the cabinet, a pantry moth trap will catch them and show you the numbers dropping, but it will not end the infestation, because the damage is being done by larvae living inside your flour, grains, pet food, and birdseed where no trap can reach. The