Clothes moths

This is driving me mad as well. They've got into our packet food cupboard - I got home from holiday to find grubs in the muesli and I had to throw out everything and scrub the cupboard. They're still around, though. I find it easier to keep them off my cashmere than out of the prunes. I too am desperate!

I always wonder where they come from in the first place. Darned a cashmere sweater that got snagged at work; I'd left it in the wardrobe waiting to be fixed and, after darning the hole held it up to find it was like a collander. I've got cedarwood in the wardrobe which has done nothing. Visions of us having freezers full of of clothes . Thought I might hang said sweater back in wardrobe with note on saying 'please eat this one first...'.

I've just bought a repellant from Lakeland because a very nice tunic/jumper I've got has been nibbled and my efforts at cobbling it back together again look pretty awful. Without thinking I've bought another jumper with wool in it and so I hope that Lakeland comes up with the goods fast! I can't remember what I've bought but when it comes I'll let you know. It did have good reviews so here's hoping......

DH's favourite cashmere found with two big holes only yesterday, you must admit they've got good taste.

Try old-fashioned lavender bags or dab essential oils – lavender, eucalyptus or lavender – on an old hankie or piece of cotton and put it in with your clothes. Alternatively hang a bunch of woodruff or tansy in the wardrobe. If storing for a long time, use airtight bags or plastic containers (except for leather). It's also worth airing wardrobes and drawers regularly because moths don't like it.

We had this problem upstairs in the bedrooms We are keeping windows closed in the late afternoon as the electric light seems to attract them in, and have bought hanging strips for the wardrobes from ebay they are made by rentokill and seem to be working so far.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rentokil-Moth-Killer-Hanging-Unit-TWIN-Pack-/170645894354?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV&hash=item27bb49b4d2
Its only £3ish so worth a try

I've just remembered someone I know having to replace a woollen bedroom carpet because of moths. Wonder what they lived on before we had houses and wardrobes [and clothes]?

Perhaps they lived on sheep before we started wearing wool.

Can Environmental Health Officers offer advice if the usual remedies dont work?

I haven't seen a moth in years - not a clothes moth. I thought they were no longer around. Obviously I was wrong.

Checked all my woollies last night, and it seems that they have only eaten my cashmere [or is it merino..are they the same?] sweater.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I've heard many ideas about why there seems to be a plague of them at the moment: central heating, global warming, more cashmere... But the phrase "moth-eaten" has been around for longer than I can remember, so it can't be a new problem! Perhaps in the days when people had only a few clothes they weren't stored in wardrobes for so long, and the moths had less chance of a meal?