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clothes mothMoth whose larvae feed on clothes, upholstery, and carpets. The adults are small golden or silvery moths. The natural habitat of the larvae is in the nests of animals, feeding on remains of hair and feathers, but they have adapted to human households and can cause considerable damage, for example, the common clothes moth Tineola bisselliella. |
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People use the compound to rid human nests of carpet beetles and clothes moths and to repel intruders such as bats and starlings. |
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