What are the small brown moths in my house. Keep your home and clothes clean and use sticky traps to get rid of moths. 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. If they look like the above those are clothes moths tineola bisselliella. At rest the adult brown house moth is typically 8 14mm and its wingspan is 1526 mm.
Keep these items in the freezer for at least 24 hours to make sure any larvae are killed off. Brown house moth colouring is normally bronze brown with dark brown and sometimes black flecks on the forewings. They arrive usually in as eggs or larvae in cereal flour unprocessed nuts or dry pet food. The hungry larvae feed on dry food in the pantry and natural fiber clothing.
Freeze any clothes or belongings that show signs of moths. The brown house moth hofmannophila pseudospretella is often considered a secondary clothes moth as its not as abundant as many of the other species. Look for signs such as fluttering moths larvae webbing and droppings. Clean your closets and storage spaces thoroughly making sure.
Wash clothes that contain larvae or eggs. These small brown darkly marked moths have a voracious appetite for a variety of items found in the home and therefore. Clothes and kitchen moths can cause serious damage. You have to examine everything closely and throw our open c.
These are probably indian meal moths or mediterranean flour moths. Well i also started seeing the little moths flying aroundmaybe one or 2 in my bedroommy granddaughter an i even named themwell then they started multiplyingfirst one or 2now 6 or 10 per roomwe have 3 bedroomsso my mom old school says get moth balls for the closetsso i got boxesopened them upset them in all the bedrooms. Adult moths are only about 38 inch long with a 12 inch wingspan and are brownish gray with a two tone appearance to their wings. Frequently dog or cat food.
They are serious pests as they eat fabrics made from natural fibers and can destroy stored clothing quickly. The adults fly all year round. Its also sometimes a pantry pest. The most common types of moth are the brown house moth common clothes moth and indian meal moth.