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Controlling Clothes Moths

Webbing clothes moth. (Photo credit: Clemson University, USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood. org)

Spotting a small moth fluttering around your closet then discovering damaged fabric or other items can be shocking. Upon further inspection, you may even see the silken webs spun by the larvae, or the droppings they leave behind. Clothes moth larvae...

Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 9:05 AM

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Tags: bedroom (1), clothes moths (6), clothing (1), fabric (2), feathers (1), fur (2), indoor pests (5), larvae (3), moth (3), Pest Notes (87), UC IPM (258), webbing (2)

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2017: A Great Year for Spider Mites

Many areas in California have experienced a hot and dusty summer, perfect conditions that favor spider mites! These tiny arachnids are plant pests whose numbers can get very high during the warm months of June through September. Spider mites damage...

Spider mites can produce copious amounts of webbing. (Jack Kelly Clark)

Spider mites can produce copious amounts of webbing. (Jack Kelly Clark)

Posted on Monday, August 7, 2017 at 1:44 PM

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Tags: damage (17), management (41), spider mites (2), stippling (1), UC IPM (258), webbing (2)