Why Do Moths Eat Wool?
For the very sensible reason that they’re hungry and they like the taste of wool. The eaters are actually the larvae, or caterpillar stage the moths go through before they get their wings. The caterpillars have mouths with strong, biting jaws that can chew cloth and fur. When the caterpillar changes into a winged creature, a mot
There is a moth known as the clothes moth, and most people blame it for making the moth holes in our clothes, furs, and rugs. But the moth doesnt do this damage at all! The moth never eats. It lives only to produce its eggs and then dies. It is when the young moth is in the caterpillar stage that all the damage is done. The eggs of the moth are laid on wool, furs, rugs, and so on. In about a week the eggs hatch into caterpillars. Caterpillar is the common name for the larvae of butterflies, moths and sawflies. What happens after hatching depends on what kind of moth it is. The caterpillar stage is the second in the insects life history from egg to adult. During this stage the caterpillars main function is to eat and grow. Examples of different kinds of moth are: the case-making moth, the webbing-moth, and the tapestry moth.
