Small pale brown moths in house. Clothes and kitchen moths can cause serious damage. The most common types of moth are the brown house moth common clothes moth and indian meal moth. The mothballs method is on the outs now that many experts consider the chemicals naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene a health risk. Today it wasnt just one or two it was maybe 10 15 20 that i killed with the flyswatter then started googling to see what a good natural remedy would be and found this page.
They are small in size and are typically grayish brown in color but can often sport a diamond shaped cream colored band hence the name diamondback moth. Started gradually noticing more moths in the house i often leave the door open between the house and the garage. Brown house moth hofmannophila pseudospretella measuring less than a half inch in length with a wingspan that approaches one inch and brown wings with bronze flecks the female brown house moth can lay 600 eggs at once. House moths identification.
Small moths mainly micro moths but some micro moths included on previous page and some macro eg footmen on this one. Tinea bisselliella also known as the common clothes moth. Look for signs such as fluttering moths larvae webbing and droppings. Indian meal moth this the pantry or kitchen moth.
As mentioned previously there are different house moths species. These are the common species likely to be found in your home. The wingspan of diamondback moths is about 15 mm and the length of their body is almost 6 mm. White shouldered house monopis obviella.