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The Guardian - UK
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What's the best way to get rid of moths?

The common clothes moth
Clothes moths can destroy sweaters, carpets and other wool items – but there are ways to kill them. Photograph: Tomasz Klejdysz/Alamy

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

We’ve been having a terrible problem with moths – they’ve had a go at clothes and a wool rug. What’s the best way to get rid of them? Is it worth paying someone to come in or are there effective DIY cures?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions to money@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, the Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.

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