Clothes moths are classified as pests since they do enormous damage to clothes. Clothes moths feed on natural clothing; they turn keratin, a protein in clothing, into food. Clothes moths require a steady supply of clothing to survive. Contrary to popular notions, it is not adult clothes moths but the larvae, which need to forage for food, and therefore do the maximum damage. Clothes moths are voracious eaters and will consume just about anything from stained clothing to carpets to human hair. Clothes moths are highly adaptable survivors; the most common variety found worldwide is the webbing clothes moth.

Zap clothes moths with a mini fogger

Given their proclivity for large-scale damage to clothes, it becomes imperative to actively seek methods to eliminate them. For large-scale infestation by clothes moths, a mini fogger may be used. A mini fogger is an aerosol that uses high-grade commercial pesticide that will, as the name suggests, fog the area infested. This misting should aim to destroy both the larvae as well the adult clothes moths. Additionally, a mini fogger has superior dispersal range that covers up to 20 feet of area.

Use Nylar to eliminate clothes moths

Nylar is a growth regulator, which is basically a protein. When clothes moths are exposed to Nylar it ruptures their growth cycles; they are immobilized into stunted growth rates. This application of Nylar also renders them sterile; they are unable to procreate. The primary advantage of Nylar is that it's effectiveness lasts for several weeks. Just one application suffices to end the clothes moth reproductive life cycle.

Clothes moths are a quiet annoyance. Clothes moths are the hidden scourge that takes a heavy toll on your clothes, carpets, furniture, and curtains, anything that they can digest. It takes time to locate their existence and when they are discovered, it is too late to stem the damage. Only extreme steps like use of mini fogger and Nylar are useful for damage control. Clothes moth are found all over the world and when simple moth balls are insufficient to arrest their growth cycles, it is prudent to turn to commercial pesticide use.