Carpet Moths

hartcjhart

anyone have ideas on how to get rid of them

TIA

Callie22

I had these in a rented house and I just got all the pesticides I could - you need a cypermethrin based spray. I also spent a weekend washing all of our clothes, and bagged and plastic boxed anything loose. I also vacuumed like a demon for a couple of weeks. They're definitely something you need to get a hold on, as whilst they're not 'dangerous' they can cause an awful lot of damage to anything that's made of natural fibres.

We've moved since but I still keep an eye out for them. I have lots of cedar balls in my drawers and wardrobe as they're a good preventative. However that sort of stuff won't get rid of them if you've got an infestation.

hartcjhart

where they carpet moths or clothes moths, as i was told they are 2 different things??

Callie22

hartcjhart wrote: »

where they carpet moths or clothes moths, as i was told they are 2 different things??

I think they're one and the same, certainly google brings up the same pics for either

WestonDave

We had case making carpet moths (you'll know these if you've got them as they leave little white cases around) - killed them off by hoovering seriously, cleaning the carpet with our Bissell cleaner, and then treating with a cypermethrin spray. (You can get these online). They tend to congregate in hidden places and then chew the carpet threadbare!

blossomhill_2

Carpet chewing along edges and in corners is also a sign of "woolly bears" - look out for small beetles like a smaller b/w ladybird - I won't have wool carpets anymore, not worth seeing them disappear