Are moth larvae harmful to human beings? How to wipe it out quickly?

The larva is a small brown caterpillar, usually hidden in a silky bag or network (called a tube nest). The adult is a yellowish moth, afraid of light. If you press it to death, it will give off an unpleasant smell. So is the larva harmful to people? How to wipe it out quickly?

1. Is the larva harmful to human beings?

The larvae can spin silk as cocoons and store wool, soft furniture, furs, carpets, blankets, fishmeal, chemical fiber, wool and cotton blended fabrics for larvae to eat. The larvae mostly exist in the clothing storage room and in the seams of upholstered furniture. The moth has a weak physique and does not fly far, which limits its range of activities. Especially like textiles stained with food or other contamination, collar or clothing folding can also be seen in the traces of clothing moths. (pure cotton clothing is less vulnerable)

Second, how to wipe out the clothes moth quickly?

1. "break up and leave the house" to sort out the articles.

What is meant by "breaking up"? It means to clean up a lot of unnecessary things at home in time, throw away what should be thrown away in time, and don't give the moth a chance to accumulate dust because you don't want to stay there all the time. For example, books or blankets in the storeroom, which are piled there for a long time will produce a lot of clothes moths and insects that hide in the cracks and do not fly out. As long as these are cleaned up, they can be easily eliminated.

2. Elimination of insect spray

Now there are a lot of insect sprays available on the market, and you can spray the position of the moth after you buy it back. For example, where there are more items in the home, be sure to spray them every other time, so that even in a small space, it will be hard for them to escape. There may be no problem on the spot, but after the medicine slowly develops, many clothes moths are difficult to survive.

3. Elimination of camphor pills

Camphor pills have been in contact with many friends since childhood, it is reasonable that it can sell well, after all, the effect is good. We mentioned the insect spray above. After using the insect spray, you can wait for the taste to spread, and then wrap the camphor balls with paper towels and put them in the corner with a lot of storage. The main effect of camphor pills is to prevent mildew and dehumidification, which can effectively prevent moths from attacking again.

4. Drying clothes frequently

There is no need to use any foreign goods, as long as everyone is usually diligent. Those clothes and articles that are not often worn are often taken out to turn in the sun, while the weather is good and sunny, so that the clothes can also be baptized by photosynthesis, and the moths will be completely eliminated.

Third, how to prevent clothing moths?

1. The most appropriate way is to dispose of the clothes first when you want to put them away. Remove all the clothes from the wardrobe, clean the folds and expose them to the sun for a few hours. Dry cleaning and wet cleaning should be well ironed and sealed in plastic bags.

2. When the wardrobe is empty, spray the wardrobe with Taosong and so on. Put the clothes back after treatment, close the wardrobe tightly, put some camphor balls (naphthalene pills) on the upper layer (as instructed, etc.), and remember not to put the clothes stained with mud, because the smell of sweat is more likely to attract moths to harm.

3. When entering the collection, the museum (classic) collection should be inspected first, and when there are pests, it should be treated first, regularly checked and fumigated, and the facilities with environmental control should be kept low temperature, low humidity and clean. Cottonfish and moths do not bite human beings or infectious diseases, and are easy to be ignored. After occurrence, it may be difficult to clean up the environment. Newspapers are collected and sorted regularly and sent to the resource recovery office for centralized treatment. Clothes must be washed and dried before putting them into a clean wardrobe in the changing season, which can reduce the occurrence of dangerous pests.

The emergence and elimination of clothes moths mainly depends on the hygiene level of your home, and it will certainly do no harm to move more hands.