Some of our insect control jobs are not caused by parasitic organisms but are nonetheless equally problematic for customers. When we received a call for moth control in Chiswick recently I knew exactly the type of job we were likely to find.
Moths are not necessarily dangerous to health in the same way that a cockroach or even a bedbug infestation can be but are capable of causing a huge amount of damage to property. The way moths breed and feed, as larvae, means that soft furnishings and clothing of all kinds are at risk. This is especially true if the problem is left unaddressed for a long period of time.
On this particular job in Chiswick, our customer was an elderly lady who had suffered a bout of very poor health the previous year. As a result she was unable to climb the stairs and no longer used the upper floor of the house. She explained to us that her daughter sometimes went up there to clean it, but this was infrequently as her daughter now lived in St. Albans.
After climbing the stairs we quickly realised the extent of the problem. It was very dusty up there and one room was literally humming with moths. They were everywhere, on the curtain rails, on the shelves. This was a very serious infestation indeed.
We sealed the upper floor from the rest of the house and spent an entire morning spraying and fumigating to address the problem.
By the time we had finished carrying out the treatment, there was not a live moth in sight.
