Caterpillars In My Carpet

Vacuum every corner of the carpet and use a vacuum extension to suck up any beetles and larvae on your furniture.

Caterpillars in my carpet. Spray if you are able to lift the edges of the carpet 30 cm. How to get rid of carpet beetle and clothes moth infestations in carpets. They tend to live inside fabric furniture or deep inside carpets so look for damage to area rugs around the edges and to carpets along base boards. The same treatment will control both these pests.

Carpet beetles like to live out of sight and feed on the natural fibers in fabrics even living off carpet fibers that are 90 percent synthetic. Imagine my shock then at finding a caterpillar on my living room floor today. Remove carpet beetles and their larvae with a vacuum. Carpet beetles like to gather in dark low traffic places in your home like closets storage areas your attic in air ducts and of course underneath your carpet.

Vacuum under the edge then spray the floor below and the underside of the carpet with no bugs super put the carpet back down and lightly spray the upper surface in a band about a metre wide around the. Remember to vacuum inside the cracks of the furniture as carpet beetles like to feed in dark places. You may also find live beetles in your windows in the spring and summer months.