When winter comes and the days are colder still time to get your winter clothes storage forces. Jackets, hats, scarves and gloves that are necessary to protect. When you remove the plates show the small holes and cracks in the fabric. Like this store? Some say that in recent months? No, the answer is simple moth lands. Moths love natural materials. What can you do to protect your clothesGremlins? Here are some tips on how to dress in a way that moth and keep other eating tissues are protected.
What are the moths
If the big flying creatures are often seen flying around a light in the night, thinking they are the ones who eat their jerseys, which are false. Although the moths are woven, not eating, but a diet of vegetation are outdoors.
Moths are otherwise quitesmall, not longer than half an inch, and when disturbed fly run or hide. In contrast to the larger fabric of the family members do not eat, clothes moths prefer darkness and light. The preferred habitats are dark places, such as creases and folds in the clothes hanging in closets hidden rarely disturbed.
The moths live and reproduce in your closet, but do not eat clothes. Actually no, cultivated also necessary for chewing mouthparts mothClothing. What you eat wool sweater is the larva. An adult moth lays about 100 eggs, and when the larva leaves the damage to your clothing begins. Even thought eh larvae can digest only animal fibers, other synthetic fabrics such as cotton and damaged.
Protection of butterflies
The best way to protect your clothes from moths is prevention. There are some things you do that moths hate and love your clothes:
- Contaminated clothing before storingNever store clothes that are dirty or used. sweat stains are an ideal food source for moths that feed on. In addition, the moths have already laid eggs on clothes that once born into a storage area in the dark. Dry clean clothes or how to kill larvae and eggs in a stove.
- Wear any regular storage of your clothes and shake and hang it in direct sunlight. Exposure andWeb-movement is to kill the larvae and pupae fragile.
- Clean build your wardrobe clean and vacuum regularly to prevent dust. Moths love like duvets, and when I took it, it will be another breeding ground for them.
- The moth balls or naphthalene flakes with Para dichlorobenzene (PDB) or naphthalene. O AP or mothballs repel moths or prevent them from laying their eggs - the vapors of these materials are lethal to clothesMoths, but only if taken in sufficient concentration. To reach this level, the vapors in the article that you want to protect are closed. Naphthalene is not very soluble in water, making it difficult to remove by washing. It would probably be desirable to clean items that have been stored with mothballs dry before use.
- Other resources If you have a moth trap is created as follows: Mix one cup of vinegar, molasses, 2 cups. Mix thisSolution well and win in an open container of yellow moths. Lepidoptera, as the sweetness of honey and dressed in the color yellow. What we know that vinegar kill.
The next time you decide it's time to go put your winter clothes in storage, you must follow the advice in this article. Protecting your moths avoid nasty surprises in upcoming winter and save money while shoppingnew clothes.
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