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How To Protect Against Clothes Moths
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ส.ค. 2024
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Finding holes in your favourite woolly jumpers or your precious silk scarves? Clothes moths are on the rise in all of our homes - but don’t panic, English Heritage is here to help!
In this short film our insect experts will tell you what tips and tricks we use in our historic properties to protect against clothes moths, and share with you some simple things you can do at home to avoid these pesky insect pests.
English Heritage also offers a comprehensive, illustrated guide on how to protect your home and its contents against pests of all kinds. Pests in Houses Great and Small is available to buy now from our shop.
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It is certainly cheering to know that such horrible pests occur in even the most exalted households. Thank you for the video!
Probably more so than ordinary homes- moths favour natural fibres, in particular wool and silk. Grand country houses are more likely to contain this in significant quantity. Articles may not be subject to such frequent use and inspection, so an infestation may go unnoticed.
As a technician,
I see these boys in the bigger fancier homes. Pantry moths are more in the dirty houses.
Here are my tips in case anybody needs. Prevention first - the sticky pheromone traps every spring, summer ( no you don't need to buy lots of trap holders, just buy the sticky refills and re-use any plastic packaging such as half-bottles, close your windows while you use them. Thorough crevice cleaning especially if you have pets who shed, combined with clothes rotation & proper storage - especially your luxury cashmeres, silks - all natural fibres or any that have come into contact with organic residues such as woollen rugs and soft furnishings. Once you spot one adult flying moth or caught one on the sticky trap in late spring, assume it has mated and there are lots of eggs laid not visible to human eye. So you have to start checking for larvae later. You can use insecticides but like anything else, they don't promise to eradicate for long because these moths work on a 30 day cycle. If you have one item affected by larvae or you spot holes it's possible to brush out all seams and bag-spray that but they're probably elsewhere in your closet by now. Options include 60'C washes for all fabrics which can take that heat or the freezer - repeat thaw & freeze method. Or the microwave ( check online, limited to microwave capacity too) , thermostat controlled large food dehydrators which maintain 54'C/130F for over 30 mins, bulky items bagged inside a hot vehicle parked in full sun in summer ( use a thermometer to check it's hot enough ) Steamers are okay but the heat directed at the spot needs to be for long enough, ditto hot iron. Through vacuum cleaning of crevices in home, especially if you live in an older home. All antique linen chests, armoires etc should have their keyholes and cracks sealed or taped., the female moth only needs a few millimetres to get through. ( Cedar balls, lavender and all the usual stuff doesn't really work even though moths don't like the smell)
We just had to get rid of my husband’s favorite sport coat which was still in perfect shape, apart from the moth holes. Why is thorough cleaning the answer to everything? Sigh.
Moths are the bane of my existence as a collector. They can all go straight to hell. Great vid EH.
This video makes me want to clean my place very thoroughly, lol...not that we have moth here, but the spirit of the thing is contagious.
Also: very charmingly done...I like the mixture of history trivia, old recordings and practical advice.
Aaaaah this video reminds me of my internship in Ottawa, back in 2015. In the restoration/conservation division, we had to check everything that was either a piece of clothing or made of fur, plus the reserves, plus putting the newly arrived objects in isolation in a bubble...
And I do use a bag of lavander! It definitely works.
Lavender does not work
“There is no silver bullet for clothes moths... we’ve been battling them for centuries”
Ah yes.. the Great millennia moth war
Is there specific reason why cloths moths aren't as big of an issue in America? Here, conservation efforts are stressed about carpet beetles, and I've only heard concern over cloths moths from British sources.
Cedar balls work well they don't smell bad either.. Place in every room in a dish and periodically rub with cedar oil...to refresh...
Very interesting thanks my friend.
I heard you can put camphor tablets and cedar balls that will make moths go away. I tested with camphor and it works. But the tablets vanishes in the air quite quickly (1 week) and you need to keep replacing them.
Does anyone know if talcum powder will dehydrate moth eggs if sprinkled in drawer and skirting crevices?
I moved out of my mom's house almost 39 years ago, but I can still smell the moth balls she used by the case-full, LOL. I suspect she still uses those noxious things. Good for me that most of my clothes are made from synthetic materials 'cause I can't stand those things and I'm not beating the rugs.
I have some beautiful furs I’d like to protect! Help
Can we use uv light, the bad one?
Flame thrower?
Uhm. That was adorable.
So this is where I ended up today ..
Where was this filmed???
This was filmed at Apsley House. This beautiful Georgian building was the London home of the first Duke of Wellington and has changed very little since his great victory at Waterloo in 1815. You can find out more about it here: goo.gl/9nviK2
lol
I have them eating my raw hide I’ve stored up.
Better in medieval times when they hung their clothes in the toilet cause moths hate the smell 🤣 😆 😂
Clothes were hung way above the privy. The Uric acid was the moth deterrent from all the human waste
No advice at all about chemical solutions? Or keeping items in airtight plastic bags?
I'm really surprised.
I don't think they'd use chemicals on their textiles in all the old houses, they'd use traditional methods.
Drunkduck you can't treat a priceless silk carpet with a pesticide solution. Not only might it damage the carpet, the residue is nasty and in the quantities required to treat a huge stately home possibly harmful to staff and visitors.
Sort of entertaining, but you won’t learn much on how to detect or protect your woolens from moths.
People getting awfully worked up about a 4 minute promo/docu video not containing detailed technical instructions for pest management.
Two full weeks in a freezer. Are your sure? Most pest control experts say that 72 hours is enough
I volunteer in an archive and we go for a minimum of 2 weeks. Longer for larger/this Kerry items.
@@margaretcallaghan4078 Thankyou Margaret. I'd better start to empty some freezer drawers again
Have they heard of moth balls ?
Joshua Prado-Saccoman They make your clothing smell to high heaven...!!!
Beverley Bakker and are toxic and caustic.
@@flowerpotgirl8835 Cedar balls are moth balls and its just wood. Not toxic. Unless you are talking about another kind of ball.
@@drac124 yeah the ones i think the other are referring to contain something beginning with n - napthalene or something which has been banned in the EU because of its toxicity
No helpful
FIRST!
Seriously? Not a single piece of good information. Cedar and lavender have been used for centuries to battle moths, being a historical society your think they would have mentioned that.
Cedar and lavender may repel the insect pest adults but not the larvae which cause the damage. Even then you would have to replace them frequently as the smell/efficacy wears down pretty quickly. Frequent good housekeeping and checks of textiles will do more good in the long term.
Lavender doesn’t work