Tineola bisselliella known as the common clothes moth webbing clothes moth or simply clothing moth is a species of fungus moth family tineidae subfamily tineinae it is the type species of its genus tineola and was first described by arvid david hummel in 1823.
Do clothes moths live in carpet.
If you lift your carpets in an airless and damp place they become even more attractive.
Remove birds nests from your home.
After all they are called clothes moths.
The long term solution to infestations is to make sure that birds nests are removed from attics and particularly from disused chimneys.
Easy steps to remove carpet moths from your home.
Clothes moths and carpet moths breed in the same conditions and feed on the same materials.
The specific name is commonly misspelled biselliella for example by g.
Turn down the heating.
A carpet moth infestation can be a costly problem as it can cause serious and often irreperable damage to carpets rugs and other soft furnishings in the home.
Clothes moths and carpet beetles are frequently found in birds nests and discarded animal based textiles such as old carpets and underlays in loft areas.
Clothes moth larvae eat keratin.
If you have clothes moths the first place you re likely to check is your wardrobe.
They can do some serious damage if you don t get on top of the infestation.
The best way to keep carpet moths under control is regular thorough hoovering especially in dark forgotten areas behind sofas.
Carpet moth larvae feed predominately on keratin found in natural fibres such as wool and so can live on any carpet with some wool content.
They live outdoors in birds nests and on discarded fur or animal skin but they have become most acclimatized to our modern centrally heated homes where they will happily munch their way inconspicuously through carpets.
Clothes moth grubs like a dirty diet.
But while clothes moths are notorious for the damage they do to your garments their favourite breeding ground is actually your carpets.
If the damage to your carpet is not too great moths that capture your carpet may be clothes moths.
They are the case bearing carpet moth tineapellionella and the better known common clothes moth tineola bisselliella.
They can live on carpets without a trace.
The most common clothes moths are the webbing clothes moth easily identified with a golden colour and around half an inch in length and the case bearing moth which can be identified about inch long and their forewings are mottled brown with one large and a few.
Carpet moths and their larvae like warm humid environments.
They re the natural habitat for carpet moths which can then make their way inside.
Whereas we know the case bearing clothes moth can live in birds nests adds pinniger.
Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth.
Herrich schäffer when he established tineola.
The carpet moth is a common household textile pest.
Getting rid of carpet moths asap is your first priority once you ve spotted these signs.
