WHY DO MOTHS EAT CLOTHES?
Apr 14, 2022
3 minutes
WORDS SCOTT DUTFIELD
f you’ve ever pulled out your favourite jumper from the closest and found some unexplained holes in it, then you may have a moth problem. Crawling around in the dark corners of your wardrobe might be one of two species of clothes moth: the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) or the case-bearing clothes moth (Tinea pellionella). These tiny insects have a wingspan of under 20 millimetres, hairy heads and large eyes. The easiest way to tell these moths apart is by
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