The number one museum insect pest worldwide is the webbing clothes moth (Tineola bisselliella). Clothes moth larvae feed on wool, hair, feathers, fur, upholstered furniture, bristles, dried hair and leather. This effective trap is for the monitoring and trapping of moths and other flying insect pests.
The trap is cut and creased to shape for on-site assembly, coated with a very tacky non-drying adhesive, suitable for capturing large and small moth species. Pheromone lures are placed in the centre of the sticky insert before location in the trap, and catch inspection is possible without the need for dismantling of the trap. The moths are unable to escape from the strong adhesive and are retained for identification and counting. For monitoring insect populations use a maximum density of one trap per 100 m²of floor area. In large open buildings the density may be reduced to one trap per 800 m².
Each kit contains 10 hanging sticky traps and an equal number of "bullet" lures to trap the male moth and prevent reproduction of larvae.