{"id":388,"date":"2018-08-22T23:52:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T23:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themothguy.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2022-08-01T22:46:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T22:46:42","slug":"do-moths-eat-synthetic-fibers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themothguy.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/22\/do-moths-eat-synthetic-fibers\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Moths Eat Synthetic Fibers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"388\" class=\"elementor elementor-388\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2da3a87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2da3a87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fefa122\" data-id=\"fefa122\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbbb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bbbb19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.9rem; color: #54595f; font-family: -apple-system, 'system-ui', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji'; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">This month I received a question from Troy in Sacramento, California. Troy is wondering whether he should vacuum-seal his polyester sweaters.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca811fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca811fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7be09b6\" data-id=\"7be09b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4852dbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4852dbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moth Guy,<\/p>\n<p>Your website says moths only eat wool and silk. I don&#8217;t own anything silk, just wool. When I put my wool sweaters away for the season, should I vacuum seal my synthetic fiber sweaters?<\/p>\n<p>Thanks,<\/p>\n<p>Troy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-828de22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"828de22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e9ca5e\" data-id=\"3e9ca5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eea0072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eea0072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Storing synthetic sweaters in vacuum-sealed bags is like doing extra credit on your math test. I bet you were one of those kids, weren&#8217;t you?<\/p>\n<p>To answer your question, first I need to talk about fibers. Garments can be made from cotton, wool, silk, polyester, acrylic, nylon, and a slew of new-age fabrics like viscose, bamboo, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The only fibers that a moth wants to eat contain keratin. Keratin is a naturally-occurring protein in animal-based fabrics like wool and silk (and it&#8217;s even in human hair). Could a moth eat your synthetic fibers? Sure. It would be a bit like eating a bag of celery though. No nutrients there!<\/p>\n<p>You may have sweaters that are weaved from a blend, usually wool and acrylic. These sweaters are susceptible to moth infestation. The synthetic fibers will not repel the moth; rather, the moth will need to consume more of the fiber to meet its keratin intake.<\/p>\n<p>What you should look out for is moths that are incidentally hiding in your synthetic-fabric sweaters. Moths are well-versed in stealth. If synthetic sweaters are placed adjacent to wool sweaters in a closet (which they often are), moth may hide there.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re putting clothes away for the season, I would just shake out the synthetic sweaters and store them how you would normally store clothing. If you want to group them with wool sweaters, of course that&#8217;s perfectly fine as well, but it&#8217;s up to you.<\/p>\n<p>Rest easy my friends,<\/p>\n<p>-The Moth Guy<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-408f771 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"408f771\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70a464e\" data-id=\"70a464e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6205047 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6205047\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To Learn More About What Moths Eat, Click Below<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26fc5cc elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26fc5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themothguy.com\/index.php\/the-clothes-moth\/dangers-to-clothing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Check It Out!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month I received a question from Troy in Sacramento, California. Troy is wondering whether he should vacuum-seal his polyester sweaters. Moth Guy, Your website says moths only eat wool and silk. I don&#8217;t own anything silk, just wool. 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