Insects in the carpets
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We seem to have some sort of issue with insects around the edges of the ground floor carpets. Can't see beetles, ants or moths and apart from a year ago when they nibbled away the edge of the carpet in the dining room they've not done damage but we're worried that will.
I attach a photo of what I assume to be their eggs and hope someone can tell me what they are.
I attach a photo of what I assume to be their eggs and hope someone can tell me what they are.
Carpet moths.
They arent the eggs, they are the pupated stage between the worm and moth, the worms do the most damage.
Usually youll get them on the edges of carpets or in dark undisturbed spaces (under chairs, beds etc), places where people are active are usually OK. They are most active when its warm, but the central heating can trigger them too in the winter. They go for aything wool based and some other natual fibres.
Weve just had a run in with them, have vaccumed the whole house top to bottom, moved all furnitures, sprayed the carpets in the affected areas with some pest expert stuff and are checking and vaccuming every couple of weeks, so far they havent reappeared.
They arent the eggs, they are the pupated stage between the worm and moth, the worms do the most damage.
Usually youll get them on the edges of carpets or in dark undisturbed spaces (under chairs, beds etc), places where people are active are usually OK. They are most active when its warm, but the central heating can trigger them too in the winter. They go for aything wool based and some other natual fibres.
Weve just had a run in with them, have vaccumed the whole house top to bottom, moved all furnitures, sprayed the carpets in the affected areas with some pest expert stuff and are checking and vaccuming every couple of weeks, so far they havent reappeared.
Yep as above it’s moths - case bearing clothes moths. They build a little cocoon around themselves which they drag round as they eat natural fibres, then the close up, cocoon and turn into moths.
They aren’t attracted to light, and whole generations can happen without you seeing them behind heavy furniture/in drawers etc. the suggestion is as soon as you see the flying moths you already have an infestation.
A good hoover round edges will suck up eggs and cases, you can get smoke bombs and poison spray as well. It can be a hassle to get rid of them; but easiest way is Hoover Hoover Hoover
They aren’t attracted to light, and whole generations can happen without you seeing them behind heavy furniture/in drawers etc. the suggestion is as soon as you see the flying moths you already have an infestation.
A good hoover round edges will suck up eggs and cases, you can get smoke bombs and poison spray as well. It can be a hassle to get rid of them; but easiest way is Hoover Hoover Hoover
100% carpet moths. They love wool carpets, and will eat it.
As much as vacuuming will remove some, you will be very lucky if this completely eradicates them.
We had them for months. You will probably also see them floating around and hiding on the walls.
We finally got rid by using an insecticide, powder and smoke bombs.
https://amzn.eu/d/fAXYov3
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As much as vacuuming will remove some, you will be very lucky if this completely eradicates them.
We had them for months. You will probably also see them floating around and hiding on the walls.
We finally got rid by using an insecticide, powder and smoke bombs.
https://amzn.eu/d/fAXYov3
https://amzn.eu/d/0w8BBd4
Edited by Ham_and_Jam on Tuesday 24th June 15:48
100% carpet moths, they are utter bellends.
Our spare room/ office that does not get used much has an off cut form our bed room carpet and the little b
ds have eaten great chunks of the carpet, especially behind furniture and stuff.
https://pest-expert.com/carpet-moths-16-c.asp they sell a full range of things to get them. Also apparently Lavender and eucalyptus keep them away.
Our spare room/ office that does not get used much has an off cut form our bed room carpet and the little b
ds have eaten great chunks of the carpet, especially behind furniture and stuff.https://pest-expert.com/carpet-moths-16-c.asp they sell a full range of things to get them. Also apparently Lavender and eucalyptus keep them away.
We had some in our house which was a probate sell which had set empty for a year, found them in a corner of one room where a grandfather clock used to stand.
We sprayed the carpet liberally with diluted white vinegar and you could see them emerge from the pile like large rice grains which we then hoovered up.
One thing that can spell disaster is if you have natural wool insulation instead of Rockwall/Celotex as if they get in there it pretty much condemns the house as it's perfect breeding conditions.
Made the news recently where they got into the wool insulation of multi million pound listed house nesting in the ceilings and walls.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrlj41jy7mo
We sprayed the carpet liberally with diluted white vinegar and you could see them emerge from the pile like large rice grains which we then hoovered up.
One thing that can spell disaster is if you have natural wool insulation instead of Rockwall/Celotex as if they get in there it pretty much condemns the house as it's perfect breeding conditions.
Made the news recently where they got into the wool insulation of multi million pound listed house nesting in the ceilings and walls.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrlj41jy7mo
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