Things You Should Know Moths can represent change, transformation, and growth. Many cultures see moths as symbols of death and believe they bring messages from the afterlife. Others believe that moths symbolize your intuition and encourage you to trust your inner wisdom.
Moths are seen as messengers from the spirit world, carrying messages of hope, love, and guidance. When a moth lands on you, it is said to be a sign that you are on the right path in life.
The most common way to contract a moth infestation is by carrying infected items into the home. Food and clothing items that have larvae or eggs hiding within them can introduce a moth problem when you least expect it. Unsealed containers in our pantries are perfect targets for pantry months.
Small moths in your bedroom are likely attracted to food sources or suitable breeding environments. Here are some common reasons for their presence: Food Sources: Moths are often drawn to food items. Check for open food containers, crumbs, or pantry items like grains, flour, or dried fruits that could attract them.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Moth Symbolism
Transformation: Moths are often symbolic of positive transformation because they fly in the dark of night towards light. In some traditions, moths are seen as a symbol of a holy union of light and dark needed for a soul's transformation.
For the most part, moths are generally not harmful to humans, although the presence of adult moths and their hungry caterpillar larvae can be a nuisance and far more of a threat to your favorite winter sweaters than they are to you. However, if you have allergies, they can be a trigger for your symptoms.
White moths represent ancestors; black moths symbolize mortality, divinity, and universal secrets; and brown moths symbolize the need for life purification and the slow, unseen destruction of things; they also indicate that you should be careful about whom you believe.
Adult moths are a sign of infested food items in your house. Female moths lay 100 to 400 eggs on or near stored food. The larvae chew through and damage food sources and their packaging, such as plastic bags or thin cardboard. Sealed packages can also get infested.
Moths tend to dislike lavender and Cedar. Although lavender smells great to humans, it is highly repellent to insects like moths. Cedar is another great choice. Cedar masks the smell of natural fabrics and also gives clothing and linens a fresh, fragrant aroma.
Moths can represent a lot of different things, depending on who you ask, what kind of moth it is, and even your own personal associations. But by and large, they have a long association with endings and transformation, so if you've been seeing a lot of them, change could very well be on the horizon.
Clothes Moth Larvae will eat animal based fibers such as cashmere, wool, silk, and leather. Just having these materials in your home may be enough to attract moths. Open windows, cracks in the siding of your house, or chimneys are all avenues that moths may use to get inside your house.
For an instant kill, cleaning containers using a solution of hot soapy water will instantly kill Pantry Moth Eggs. Additionally, freezing items will kill eggs and larvae, although you must wait 72 hours for this method to be effective.
If a moth crosses your path, get ready for change.
Moths represent transformation, and the walkway in front of you represents your future. Though change can be scary, try to stay open to the new opportunities that appear when things get shaken up.
The moth symbolizes rebirth, transformation, resurrection, and potency of regeneration. Dreams have major significance in a seeker's life. Since moths usually come out during nighttime, these nocturnal creatures are considered teachers and guides of the Dreamtime.
How do moths get into the house? If you find a single moth in your home, it's likely that it has come through the window. But if you're inundated with them it's likely that the larvae has been brought into the home through somebody's shopping or clothes.
If you sleep with the TV or lights on, there's a good chance that non-pestilent moths will flutter into your bedroom and bother you while you try to sleep. This can be pretty unsettling, especially if you are just drifting off and a moth decides to land on your nose!
But even the sight of a moth isn't a guarantee of infestation. Jason Dombroskie, manager at the Cornell University Insect Collection and the university's Insect Diagnostic Lab, told us in an interview that most moths people find in the home are actually feeding on plants.
In order to detect and escape predators, moths and butterflies have evolved and adapted hearing organs and are capable of performing a variety of escape maneuvers. Furthermore, some moths developed strategies to either confuse or warn bats or to make themselves temporally “invisible”.
The word "moth" occurs 7 times in the Old Testament, in Job, Psalms, Isaiah and Hosea, always in figurative expressions, typifying either that which is destructive (Job 13:28; Psalms 39:11; Isaiah 50:9; 51:8; Hosea 5:12) or that which is frail (Job 4:19; 27:18).
Moths feature in stories from a range of different cultures, but tend to share the common theme of death and the afterlife. Native American cultures see moths as messengers from the spirit world, whilst Celtic traditional stories tell of moths as the mediator between the living and the dead.
Twin-spotted Sphinx (Leo), Virgin Tiger Moth (Virgo), Bad-wing Moth (Libra), Picture-winged Leaf Moth (Scorpio), Chiron Sphinx (Sagittarius), Enigmatic Rusty Goat Moth (Capricorn), Green-banded Uranus Moth (Aquarius), Mysterious Emerald Geometer (Pisces).
Symptoms of Clothes Moth Damage:
Tunnels, surface trenches or holes in textiles such as clothing, rugs, carpets, upholstered furniture. Patches of damage on rugs, particularly holes or exposed weft. Excessive shedding from furs.
In some cultures, it is considered bad luck. Conversely, in some cultures it is considered good luck. In Hawaii, for example, if a loved one has just died, it is believed that the moth is an embodiment of the person's soul returning to say goodbye.