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There are many different types of fabric pests that cause trouble for commercial businesses throughout the U.S.
If you suspect you have an issue with any of the fabric pest species below, don’t hesitate to call us at 1-855-633-6260 or contact us online today.
Frequently encountered species include:
Case-making clothes moth
(Tineo pellionella)
- Approximately ⅜-½” long
- Forewings are silvery-buff with 3 dark spots on each wing
- Lifecycle completion usually takes 1.5-4 months
- Larva up to ⅜” long when fully grown
- Larvae are usually protected in cases made of silk and fibers of feeding material
- Can do extensive damage to woolens, felts, upholstered furniture, clothes, etc.
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Webbing clothes moth
(Tineo bisselliella)
- Approximately ½” long
- Golden buff in color with a distinguished tuft of red hair on top of the head
- Wings are fringed with no markings
- Typically 50-90 days
- Larvae are up to ½" long when fully grown — often found in a network of silken tubing.
- Can damage various animal products, including wool, fur, skins, clothing, carpets, upholstered furniture, and felt
- Larvae may be difficult to spot as they hide in a network of silken tubing.
Varied carpet beetle
(Anthrenus verbasci)
- Approximately ¹⁄₁₆”-⅛” long
- Mottled yellow, white and black
- Complete in 9-12 months
- Larvae up to ¼” long
- Damages carpets, underfelt, woolens, fur, feathers
- Can attack stored items such as cereals and meat products
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Black carpet beetle
(Attagenus unicolor)
- Approximately ⅛-¼” long
- Shiny black to dark brown, with brownish legs
- Complete in 6-12 months
- Carrot-shaped larvae, up to ¼” long
- Larvae are reddish-brown covered with stiff bristles and a long tuft of hair at the rear.
- Relatively widespread and destructive
- Often associated with bird and insect nesting in roof cavities
- Can damage leather, silk, carpet, felt and stored grain
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Furniture carpet beetle
(Anthrenus flavipes)
- Approximately ¹⁄₁₆”-⅛” long
- Mottled yellow, white and black markings
- Completes life cycle in 9-12 months
- Stout, brown larvae, up to ³⁄₁₆” long with numerous hairs
- Can damage upholstered furniture, carpets and some stored food products
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