How do you get rid of moths and their larva and what attracts them in the first place?

Question

There's loads of little worms and whenever I open the press, moths fly out. How do I get rid of them?

Answer 1

Mothes eat a lot of things, especially wool and clothing. For protection, put cedar wood in your closet or buy cedar chips to hang in your closet. Mothes are repelled by cedar.
If you can tolerate the odor of moth balls, use them in closets and pantries too.

Answer 2

Moth balls or cedar chips.

Clothes moths have been of great economic importance in the past but are rarely a problem today. Almost all insect-related clothing damage results from carpet beetles (see fact sheet 5.549, Carpet Beetles). Most clothes moth problems in Colorado probably originate on imported woolen goods that are infested. The webbing clothes (see fact sheet 5.599, Clothes Moths) moth generally is light in color and small (about 1/2 inch from wing tip to wing tip). There are reddish, fluffy hairs at the top of its head and its antennae are slightly darker than the rest of the body. Less common is the casemaking clothes moth, which is slightly smaller and more of a brown color than the webbing clothes moth. Distinct spots often are found on the wings. Their name comes from the larvae's habit of weaving a case of silk and fabric in which to live. Both species of clothes moths can develop only on woolen fabrics and furs. In heated buildings with plenty of food, they produce about four generations per year.

Female moths rarely fly until they have laid most of their eggs, so simply killing flying moths will not control them. Although clothes moths are no longer abundant, do take preventive measures for more expensive woolen or fur articles. Dry cleaning kills all stages of the insect. Place the articles in airtight containers to prevent reinfestation. Cedar chests and moth balls do repel some moths, but will not consistently kill existing insects. However, paradichlorobenzene (PDB) moth crystals are lethal to all stages of clothes moths and carpet beetles. Hanging a DDVP (dichlorvos) pest strip with clothing should also reduce infestations in closets. When using these products, be careful to avoid excessive insecticide exposure.

Answer 3

MOTH BALLS
CEDAR
Moths don't like them.

Answer 4

depends upon where they are located.

food source or light