Biology | Which Insects Eat Clothes?
Sometimes, clothes in the closet have mysteriously appear small holes after being stored for a long time, do you have ever encountered such a situation. How these small holes come from? It might be nibbled by a moth, this moth is called a clothes moth, the moth's moth,.
(Damaged Clothes)
Why do clothes moths eat clothes? How we can do to avoid clothes being eaten by clothes moths? Today I will tell you about this problem.
The main culprit that eats human clothes is the larvae of clothes moths. In the natural environment, clothes moth larvae usually like dark and humid places, they like to eat fungi, rotten wood, etc.
So, if you keep putting down dirty clothes without washing, there may be mold residue on the clothes, which is a paradise for clothes moth larvae.
(Clothes Moth Larvae)
Besides fungi, clothes moth larvae also like to eat feathers and hair, both of which contain a type of fiber protein called keratin, angle's angle.
For clothes moth larvae, keratin is a delicious nutrient.
Our clothes often use wool, silk, feathers, etc. These materials also contain keratin, so clothes moth larvae will eat clothes.
How can we prevent this insect from eating clothes? First, we need to keep the closet dry, and we need to wash the clothes in time, do not put dirty clothes into the closet to attract clothes moths.
(Clothes Moth)
However, if clothes moths appear in your home, it's more troublesome. You need to do a thorough cleaning of the closet, take out all the clothes, wash them with hot water, and dry them in the sun. You also need to use a vacuum cleaner or brush to clean the closet.
Now do you know why clothes moth larvae eat clothes? To prevent clothes from being eaten, we need to keep the closet dry and wash the clothes in time.
