Moths tend to be attracted to natural fibers like cashmere, silk, lambswool ... sub-zero temperatures kill larvae, although make sure you put clothes in plastic bags prior to freezing to avoid ...

It comes from the cocoons of muga moths that feed on som trees. A saree made with muga silk can cost $6,500, thousands more than other saris. But the caterpillars needed to make it are in danger.

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...

Clothes moths are tiny winged insects that damage natural fibers, such as wool, silk, leather, and feathers. They stand out ...

silk, and feathers – because they all contain a protein called keratin. Hard as it might be to believe, these moths haven’t actually evolved to eat our clothes. In the wild they would live on ...

Moths tend to be attracted to natural fibres like cashmere, silk, lambswool, shearling and cotton because ... sub-zero temperatures kill larvae, although make sure you put clothes in plastic bags ...