Rugs in Despair: Are Cloth Moths to Blame?

Rugs can provide a feeding frenzy for clothes moths, who dine on the fibers. If you see that your rug is in disarray, it could be due to clothes moths that have been eating away at the threaded materials the rug is made from. In order to stop your rugs from getting ruined, it’s important to understand moths and how to deter them.

The Life Cycle of the Clothes Moth

Adult moths are actually not the ones to blame for fiber loss in rugs. It’s the larvae that feed on wool and other rug materials. There are two types of clothes moths: …read more