Life Hack: How to prevent moths in your home and what to do if you find them in your wardrobe

Moths may not be welcome in your wardrobe but they play an important role as pollinators. Here's how to repel them from your home

Prevent moths from making a meal of your favourite jumper with lavender or cedar

I’m not sure about you but I’ve found myself shepherding more than a few moths out through a door or window in recent evenings. The combination of warmer evenings and slightly earlier sunsets means we’ve had a good few flutter into the house, attracted to the lights at night. 

Moths are harmless pollinators for the most part but they aren’t a welcome guest in most homes thanks to their larvae’s attraction to fabric. They can damage clothes and other household textiles while in this development stage, eating through silk and wool in particular as well as carpets and leather.