WARNING TO ALL PIANO OWNERS IN THE UK: MOTH DAMAGE IS EXTREMELY COMMON! Please add your suggestions:

It's all too common for pianos in the UK to be infested with moth larvae, which can completely destroy the felts under the keys and elsewhere. This especially occurs when pianos are left alone and unused for long periods in a rarely visited room.
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[@inthekeyofc]

They ate the felts - all the felts. They ate my suits and I only discovered it just before a business meeting. They ate the carpets and ruined our jumpers. Their larva even melted the synthetic material in my down jacket. We've got pheromone traps exactly like the ones you've got. They alert you to the presence of moths but don't catch all of them, of course. What you see is the tip of the iceberg. We've had some success with lavender patches in clothes drawers, although the price you'll pay will be smelling like your granny from now on. Biological control with a parasitic wasp that hunts them has also proved effective. Nothing has been 100% successful though. Maybe insecticides would, but I don't like using them. I now also regularly steam clean the carpets and steam the floors and corners. It has brought the numbers down to just a few on the traps whereas before they would be covered in them. The place I got the biological control from said they usually enter the home in packets of bird seed. So take note, if you use bird seed store it in sealed containers outdoors. Also, they came hand in hand with pantry moths. They'll eat your kitchen stores. We keep everything in Kilner jars now. I too am keen to hear from anyone who has had success in dealing with these buggers.

[@RobertsPianos]

Thank you so much for posting this comment. Whereabouts do you live? Marcus

[@inthekeyofc]

@@RobertsPianos Hi Marcus. I live in London. The piano that was infected is an old upright that is no longer used. It's a piece of furniture now.

[@RobertsPianos]

@@inthekeyofc Thanks Anthony! Much appreciated.

[@bethzolin6046]

Thank you for posting this.

[@RobertsPianos]

Thank you for your encourgement. It's a really big issue. Marcus

[@Mizai]

moths ruin pianos that's bad

[@RobertsPianos]

Yes, it's such a common problem. Marcus