What Do Moths Eat Outside. They can eat cats but only if they are easy prey. Some homeowners go as far as placing cat hair and dog hair around their compound to prevent possums from making a home out of their houses.
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As with all giant silk moths, the adults only have vestigial mouthparts and no digestive system and therefore do not eat in their adult form, instead relying on energy they stored up as caterpillars. They emerge from their cocoons ready to mate, and content to die soon afterward.
If clothes moths (or their larvae) are chomping through your best sweaters and jackets, don’t freak out. They emerge from their cocoons ready to mate, and content to die soon afterward. If you don't plan on eating, there's really no point in developing a fully.
In regions where there are two or three generations per year, the second. Since they won't be around for very long, they can get by on the energy they stored as caterpillars. Possums are attracted to overflowing odorous trash cans, exposed.
If you don't plan on eating, there's really no point in developing a fully. Some moths do not have mouths. Some moths don't waste time once they reach adulthood.
As with all giant silk moths, the adults only have vestigial mouthparts and no digestive system and therefore do not eat in their adult form, instead relying on energy they stored up as caterpillars. If clothes moths (or their larvae) are chomping through your best sweaters and jackets, don’t freak out. Some homeowners go as far as placing cat hair and dog hair around their compound to prevent possums from making a home out of their houses.
