What does a moth eaten carpet look like. The same treatment will control both these pests. Although very different in appearance and habits both are pests which eat animal fibres such as wool carpets and cashmere or mohair clothing. Damage from carpet moth wool carpet pile has been eaten away underneath where a small plant pot had stood the only interest in carpeting for a carpet moth is the protein value of the natural fibres. In my case when getting out a rarely worn old suit holes were evident that vividly illustrated the phrase moth eaten.
There are two main types of insect which cause serious damage to textiles in the british isles. Vacuum under the edge then spray the floor below and the underside of the carpet with no bugs superput the carpet back down and lightly spray the upper surface in a band about a metre wide around the. After all they are called clothes moths. A carpet moth infestation can be a costly problem as it can cause serious and often irreperable damage to carpets rugs and other soft furnishings in the home.
The most common clothes moths are the webbing clothes moth easily identified with a golden colour and around half an inch in length and the case bearing moth which can be identified about inch long and their forewings are mottled brown with one large and a few. But while clothes moths are notorious for the damage they do to your garments their favourite breeding ground is actually your carpets. Clothes moths and carpet beetles. Adult clothes moths tineola bisselliella and the less common tinea pellionella aka.
Just think a room of twenty square meters of wool carpet would be heaven for them providing a plentiful land to live reproduce and spread for. The carpet moth is a common household textile pest. Spray if you are able to lift the edges of the carpet 30 cm. Webbing clothes moth larvae like to feast on carpet in dark corners behind furniture.
These moths are rarely seen because they avoid light at. Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth. Pantry moths what do clothes moths look like. The larvae eat natural fibres like wool fur and silk.
Clothes moth larvae eat keratin. Casemaking moths are small 12 in length beige to grey in color and with narrow hairy wings. Remember it is the carpet moth larvae that hatch from the eggs that do the damage to your clothes adult flying clothes moths do not eat but if they are able to mate the females then lay hundreds of eggs in their short lifetime. Carpet moth larvae feed predominately on keratin found in natural fibres such as wool and so can live on any carpet with some wool content.
How to get rid of carpet beetle and clothes moth infestations in carpets. Clothes moth grubs like a dirty diet.