are occasionally found in homes infesting wool, fur, leather, and other animal materials ... encountered and far less economically important than the webbing clothes moth. Unlike the webbing clothes ...

and the case-bearing clothes moth (Tinea pellionella). It is the immature larvae, rather than the adult moths, that cause the damage to natural fibres such as woollen clothing, upholstery, carpets and ...

Cashmere, wool, silk, fur, leather ... Poorly wrapped or sealed food is an open invite. If you spot any moths or larvae (they look like small grains of rice or maggots), you will need to deep ...

Adults are medium-sized (about 3/8 inch long) and light grayish brown. The males have a distinctive band of shiny coppery scales at the end of the wings. The codling moth larva is large (up to ½ inch ...

Larvae are white and the head is orange–red and well protected. They reach 30–40 mm when fully grown. Adult ghost moths have a wingspan of 40–65 mm. The male is silvery white, and the female is pale ...

Until 2021, we hadn’t seen an outbreak since the early 1990s thanks in large part to an insect-killing fungus called Entomophaga maimaiga that infects the larvae. In 2020, a few reports of an ...

Fully grown caterpillars are greyish-brown and about 40 mm long, curling into a ‘C’ shape when disturbed. Adults and larvae are generally nocturnal. May–Jun: Adult turnip moths lay eggs on plants or ...