Whenever you see any type of pest in your house, your first thought is probably, "How do I get rid of it?" The second is (gulp), "What if there are more?" This is particularly true when you spot an ...

They are secretive, the webbing clothes moths — so secretive that you may not even know they exist until you pull that wool sweater out of storage in the fall and find its fibers have been breakfast, ...

Q. Is there any way to get rid of clothes moths? I hate the smell of mothballs and would love to find an alternative way of protecting my wool sweaters. There are two types of clothes moths – those ...

LAST MONTH, while dusting off clothes I hadn’t worn since the PCE (Pre-Covid Era), I discovered, to my horror, that two of my favorite wool suits have been moth-eaten into oblivion. Throughout 2020, ...

Using a cheap and easily available natural mineral, scientists from Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (ICAR-CSWRI), Rajasthan have now moth-proofed woollen fabric. The moths did not consume ...

Avoid pulling out jumpers with holes in them next winter with this advice on how to store them safely over summer.

Changes in weather, when temperatures heat up or the central heating goes on, can exacerbate the problem - Getty They may be miniscule but they can cause major disruption. Moths are determined ...

The British, whose Lord Chancellor sits on a woolsack and whose woollens clothe some of the world’s better-tailored figures, have been doing some basic thinking about clothes moths. Last week Textile ...