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Around nine years ago London and Oxfordshire suffered from terrible moth infestation I personally know two families in Oxfordshire who were affected. In their case it was wool carpets that were affected. Many Londoners found their expensive wool clothing had been reduced to lace as it hung in the wardrobes.
Insurance companies do not cover for moth infestation.
The National Trust think moth infestation could be linked to certain types of weather.

Many small, pale moths are grass moths - much more likely than clothes moths.. We need moths to feed bats, etc. & also moths are more effective pollinators that bees(!), we don't notice them as they work at night, and the grass moths only come into houses if there is access and a light on.

Don't forget to sand your balls Ethelwashere1

Moths in the house are different to the ones you’re describing LJP1 . If you have them you know about it and you can also see the little white cases once the larvae have hatched. So far this year I’ve not seen many. Perhaps the cedar balls have worked.

Oh my days! I’ve never, ever had a moth problem and have in lived in both town and country. What do the Lakeland moth stoppers smell of? I have unhappy memories of my grandmother’s bedroom …

My mother had mothballs in all the wardrobes and drawers. I really hated the smell of them - and they were toxic, so that type were banned (although still available in some shops, strangely).

Luckily, I've never had moths (as I can't wear wool without gaining an itchy rash). We've had carpet beetles, though, so there's no carpets here now, only rugs - except the stairs/landing, all artificial fibres.

Thought it was interesting in the tv programme about Longleat, that it was noted that thee are 2,500 species of Moths in the UK and just TWO of these eat wool.

I'm wondering if Lakeland Moth Stop has lost its efficacy. I spray and hoover a lot but still find moths in the traps. They traps are supposed to attract male moths and thus lead to fewer baby moths. Hmmm. It's our wool carpets that seem to be attractive.
Not just me though. They're very common round here I gather.