Manchester Case-Bearing Clothes Moth Pest Control
Fabric & Clothes Pests of Liverpool, Cheshire, Warrington and Manchester
The Case Bearing Clothes Moth, scientifically known as Tinea pellionella, is a common pest in the United Kingdom and well known to the areas of Liverpool, Cheshire, Warrington and Manchester. The silken case created and carried by this species larva is what gives them its common name. It is also the making of the case making clothes that is the central problem that makes this a pest. As the larvae feed on fabric, the case takes on the coloration of the fabric they are feeding on. When disturbed, it withdraws into the case or tube.
The adult Tinea pellionella, otherwise known as the Case Bearing Clothes Moth, has brownish wings with dark coloured spots that are faintly distinguished. It is not the adult that is the pest, but rather its larvae stage that is destructive. Those in the areas of Liverpool, Cheshire, Warrington and Manchester, who have encountered this pest, will know that these moths feed on a variety of materials and create case making clothes as ugly evidence of their existence. From wool, furniture, cotton, rugs, carpets, furs and animal products, these insects can certainly be a problem.
What makes most homes in Liverpool, Cheshire, Warrington and Manchester susceptible to infestations of this moth pest is improperly stored fabrics or items of clothing or storage of soiled items. Preventing this pest from damaging clothes and fabrics all clothes and fabrics should be cleaned either professionally, such as dry cleaning or laundering in water that is 49 degrees Celsius (120 degrees Fahrenheit). Either method will kill all stages of this insect’s life.
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