The damage is done by the larvae, not the moths you see flying — by then clothes or stored food have usually been feeding them for weeks.
Clothes moths avoid light and lay in the dark folds of stored fabric, which is why damage shows up in a suitcase or a back-of-wardrobe garment rather than something worn weekly. Pantry moths arrive inside packaged dry goods and spread from one opened packet to the rest of the shelf.
Moths carry no disease; the cost is material. A single season can ruin wool rugs, suits and abayas, and a pantry infestation means discarding everything on the shelf rather than just the packet you found.
We identify which moth is involved first, because clothes and pantry species need different handling. Treatment combines removing and cleaning infested material, residual treatment of wardrobe and shelf voids, and pheromone monitors to confirm the cycle has actually been broken.
Practical steps that make a repeat infestation far less likely after treatment.
Clean garments before storing them — moths lay on worn fabric, not clean fabric
Store wool and silk in sealed bags or boxes rather than open wardrobes
Rotate and air stored clothing; constant darkness and stillness is what they need
Keep dry goods in airtight containers and check the back of the pantry regularly
The things people ask us most before booking this treatment.
The moths flying around don't eat anything. It's the larvae, hidden in the folds of stored fabric or inside a packet, that do all the damage. Until those are dealt with, killing adults changes nothing.
Clothes moths need darkness and stillness, so they lay in the suitcase and the back of the wardrobe rather than on something worn weekly. Keeping stored wool clean, bagged and occasionally aired removes all three conditions they need.
No, and the difference matters. Pantry moths arrive inside packaged dry goods and spread along the shelf; clothes moths feed on wool and silk. We identify which one it is first, because treating the wrong one wastes a visit.
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