Moth Control Southend
KAT Pest Control Southend specialise in the control of clothes moths and house moths. Contact KAT Pest Control Southend and we can provide a free moth control quotation and advise on the best way to deter moths from your property in the future.
Moth Facts
The adult moth has a body length of between 6 and 8 mm and a wingspan of 9 and 16 mm. The upper side of the fore wings is buff, nearly golden, in colour. Both pairs of wings have fringed margins. Adult moths are rarely seen in flight, mostly only the males, and the females after they have deposited their eggs. The larva yellowish white in colour with a brown head and measures around 10 mm in length when fully mature.
The adult female moth lays eggs, between 50 and 100, amongst the material upon which the larvae will feed. The larva emerges from the egg and proceeds to feed. Whilst feeding the larva of the clothes moth frequently constructs a loose silken 'shelter' which has attached to its many particles of debris and faecal pellets etc. Once mature the larva pupates. The pupa is reddish brown in colour. There is a certain amount of mobility in the abdomen of the pupa and it twitches if disturbed. The adult moth emerges from the pupal case. Adult moths live for around 2 - 3 weeks. In common with other insects, development times are influenced by temperature, relative humidity, moistuer content, quantity and quality of food. Total life cycle at 23.5°C and 50% relative humidity is approximately 63 days.
The clothe moth is a significant pest, the larvae feeding on a wide variety of material of animal origin such woolens, furs etc. Damage from larval feeding can be severe and the larvae are often difficult to detect as they shun the light. Outdoors, adult moths are on the wing from May to September. Indoors, adults are found all year round.
Moth Control Southend
Treatments consist of tracing the source of infestation, removing and destroying any infested foodstuffs and then applying a residual insecticide to infested areas. Care should be taken to select a non-staining insecticide if soft furnishings are to be treated. Additionally, an ultra-low volume application of insecticide would prove effective. The use of monitoring traps specific for the species of moth will aid in determining the level of infestation. Whilst there is no difficulty in controlling these moths, it is essential that a thorough treatment be carried out and that every possible larva development site is treated. They may be found in association with birds' and mammals' nests, therefore these possibilities should be checked when tracing the source of the infestation.
KAT Pest Control provide Moth control services in the following areas of Essex
Ashingdon, Basildon, Benfleet, Billericay, Brentwood, Canvey Island, Chelmsford, Grays, Highwood, Hockley, Leigh on Sea, Maldon, Rayleigh, Rochford, South Woodham, Southend, Stanford Le Hope, Thurrock, Westcliffe on Sea and Wickford.
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