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Moths

Moths

There are a wide variety of moths found in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania that can cause extensive damage to both the interior and exterior of your property. These moths can eat the leaves off of trees, or munch through clothing and dry goods, causing expensive and thorough destruction that can be difficult to repair.

To protect your home or business from moths, you need to learn about the behavior of this pest, take steps for prevention, and find effective treatment options should an infestation occur.

What are Moths?

Moths are small flying insects that are found in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. There are hundreds of thousands of species of moths within the United States, including several that are notable pests.

Within any home or business, both the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella) and the casemaking clothes moth (Tinea pellionella) feed on everything from clothing and upholstery to pillows and brush bristles. The Indianmeal moth (Plodia interpunctella), more commonly known as the pantry moth, can bite through plastic and cardboard to get at human food.

How Do I Identify Moths?

All three of the moth species often found in homes and businesses in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware are quite small, and range between light grey to brown in color. Pest control experts explain moths can be quite hard to spot until they’ve done noticeable damage. Both pantry and clothing moths leave empty pupal cases behind, and these shiny brown casings are a sure sign of an infestation.

How Do I Get Moths?

Typically, both pantry and clothing moths are introduced to a home or business in NJ, PA, MD, or DE through a contaminated item. It can be a piece of clothing or item of food where eggs, larvae, or adults are already nesting. After moths are introduced to your environment, home remedies for moth control are impossible.

What Are the Effects of Moths in and Around My Home or Business?

Although moths are small, moths can be extremely destructive. Clothing moths chew holes in clothing items, furniture, and household goods. Pantry moths will gnaw through plastic and thin cardboard to eat items of food, including grain, nuts, bread, spices, or even pet food. Pest control experts explain their eggs and empty webbing quickly make these food items inedible.

Homeowners, and especially business owners in NJ, PA, MD, or DE, should not allow moths to continue to thrive in their dwelling. Moths can easily spread to friends or customers. Our extermination experts suggest moth prevention and moth control treatment to mitigate potential problems.

How Long Do Moths Live?

The life cycle of a moth begins with an egg, which hatches within two weeks. The larvae then feed on available food matter or fabric where moths have been laid for anywhere between three weeks to up to 2.5 years. After that, larvae molt to become fully-grown adult moths and live for a few days to up to a month.

How Do I Prevent Moths?

The best way to ensure that moths do not damage your clothing or pantry items is to carefully exercise moth prevention. Dry food items should be stored in secure lidded containers made of thick plastic or glass. Kitchens should be kept clean since larvae can feed on minuscule amounts of food.

To protect clothing and other fabric items, wash them regularly and store them in securely closed bags or lidded containers. Exterminators explain clothing moths feed on the organic material left behind on fabric, so it’s vital to wash and dry all of these items before storing them away. Check these items regularly, to ensure there are no moths, larvae, or eggs present.

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Protecting Your Home or Business From Moths With Viking Pest Control

Viking Pest offers expert treatment designed to effectively and efficiently control and prevent pests from invading your home or business in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware. Our use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques focuses on finding the core of the pest concern and controlling Moths from the source. Through IPM, pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, pets, and the environment. Call Viking today for your FREE and NO OBLIGATION estimate at 1-800-618-2847 or Schedule Online today!