If you've noticed an unusual amount of frayed holes and snags in your clothes, your closet may be the new home for a family of clothes moths. Mothballs are a popular pesticide product for tackling ...

A single "sexy" gene could help us combat one of the world's most destructive fruit pests. By deleting the gene that lets female moths produce their mating scent, colleagues and I created an "unsexy" ...

A bioengineered oilseed plant can produce a moth sex pheromone molecule used to control insect pests. Pheromones are chemical signals that cause a behavioural response in members of the same or ...

Lauren is a writer and architectural designer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In addition to being a writer at Forbes, she works as a freelance architectural designer specializing in residential ...

Mothballs, as their name suggests, are an established solution for keeping clothes moths away, but canthey prevent other annoying insects inside, like spiders? Spiders slip indoors for a variety of ...

According to a study, insights from the genome of the European gypsy moth may inform pest control strategies. Introduced to North America in the 1860s, the European gypsy moth caterpillar is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mothballs are ineffective at repelling mice. Using mothballs outdoors can harm the environment. Seal gaps and use traps to ...