clothes moth in English
noun
1
a small, drab moth whose larvae feed on a range of animal fibers and can be destructive to clothing and other domestic textiles.
Rosemary essential oil will act as a deterrent against clothes moths .
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1. The clothes moth* will devour them like wool.
2. The moth referred to here is evidently the webbing clothes moth, particularly in its destructive larval stage.
3. In fact, “lavender oil or powdered foliage and flowers may also be useful as both commercial . . . and domestic pesticides as the application of lavender deters mites, grain weevils, aphids and clothes moth,” reports one study.