Putting clothes into the freezer in bags for a few days will also kill the moths and larvae. But then you need to remove the food source – the dream topping of food splats and hair particles ...

It’s a special kind of frustrating to reach for your favourite seasonal knits only to find they’ve been a buffet of natural ...

With warmer weather on the way and temperatures rise, moths will be making an appearance too - there's a simple way to keep ...

Bumblebee wax moths, native to Eurasia and North Africa, seek out nests of bumblebees, honeybees, or wasps to lay their eggs. Young larvae feast on wax cells, pollen and nectar stores, and the ...

Samples of female spongy moths and larvae — part of a hundred year old collection at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The female moths have wings but are flightless.

A new study by researchers from The University of Western Australia has used computer vision to reconstruct the false illusion of 3D shapes created by moth wing patterns. The research, published ...

Fogging with insecticide will kill moths that are ‘on the wing’ but it is tricky to eliminate eggs and larvae.” The expert shared how it takes weeks for these insects to go from egg to ...

“By the time webbing ... moths early in the season, you interrupt the breeding cycle and stop the next generation before it even begins,” she explains. “It’s a safe and sustainable way to monitor ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...

Two academics are urging teachers to draw upon ‘visual cues’ found in nature to teach mathematical concepts and patterns to students, such as the intricate trails left by moth larvae and those various ...

Bumblebee wax moths, native in Eurasia and North Africa, seek out nests of bumblebees, honeybees, or wasps to lay their eggs. Young larvae feast on wax cells, pollen and nectar stores, and the corpses ...

The Spongy Moth larvae have wreaked particular havoc on Illinois regional staples such as oak, willow, and pines. Male moths are distinguishable by their chevron-marked brown wings and the females ...