The lychee moth belongs to the moth beetle group and often clings to clothes or flat surfaces, cabinet crevices to lay eggs. Accordingly, housewives can refer to some simple tips to remove the lychee moth to avoid damaging clothes and household items.
Identifying and handling lychee
The easiest way to identify when there is a piece of fabric in the cabinet is small punctures on the surface of fabric fibers, clothes or small white cocoons clinging to the deep corner of the cabinet.
Accordingly, housewives should quickly clean their wardrobes to check and classify damaged clothes. Cloth is inherently sensitive to temperature and light, so putting clothes in the sun will help easily check and remove these tiny objects.
Using high temperatures to kill eggs, larvae
High temperatures are the enemy of fabric. Therefore, for heat-resistant fabrics, housewives should wash clothes with hot water over 50 degrees Celsius or dry them at high temperatures for at least 30 minutes before putting them in the closet.
For thin clothes, sunbathing will help remove lychee moths that produce eggs. In addition, pay attention to using a steam iron at high temperatures to remove lychee moth larvae optimally.
Cleaning the wardrobe space
After cleaning clothes, cleaning the wardrobe space is an important step to avoid making nests for fabrics. Instead of using sheets with a strong odor that affects family health, housewives should use diluted white vinegar solution to clean each gap in the wardrobe.
Vinegar not only helps kill bacteria but also eliminates the excess sweaty smell that attracts fabrics to come. After wiping thoroughly, make sure to let the wardrobe be completely dry before rearranging the items. A clean and airy wardrobe space will help limit the growth and rapid development of fabrics.
