Show moth levies vast toll in damage to textiles annual loss Is over two hundred million dollars of damage to clothing bedding carpets and furniture is the annual moth toll in the united states says popular mechanics magazine of the three common kinds of moths generally seen the most harmful one is the webbing clothes moth a little buff colored one having a wingspread of about i inch it is not attracted to light like the others but flits around in the darker parts of the room just beyond the range of lamp illumination in houses kept scrupulously clean there are still numerous places where moths can conceal themselves and live for several months they readily get in tiny floor cracks under and behind baseboards and similar places where they can feed on lint and hair from pet animals later while youre sleeping perhaps they will find their way into clothes or upholstered furniture ril kiture ture inflicting considerable damage an adult moth at the flying stage is practically harmless and rarely lives longer than a month but the eggs averaging about per moth are laid right in the folds of a fine woolen dress suit or other material and these hatch into tiny worms or larvae which do the damage larvae feed upon wool hair fur feathers and materials manufactured from them until they are large enough to form cocoons from which more moths emerge the best method of preventing the hatching of eggs is to brush thoroughly air and sun at monthly intervals ter vals all articles that are subject to attack fortunately the eggs are extremely fragile and why a thorough brushing and rubbing win will generally destroy them |