If possible roll the rug up and set it aside for a day.
How to get moth eaten rug.
Spray if you are able to lift the edges of the carpet 30 cm.
They can do some serious damage if you don t get on top of the infestation.
Moths eat wool rugs because the fibers offer nutrition and a comfortable place to lay eggs.
The same treatment will control both these pests.
Spray the rug with a moth insecticide that contains pyrethrins.
As we enter moth season it is important to take some time to check your home for pests.
When the moth forms it lays between 30 300 eggs back onto your carpet.
Despite ensuring the rugs and carpets are properly cleaned and maintained sometimes things happen if you start noticing that the color in your rug is lightening you being to notice loose threads clumps of wool and or thinned spots you might have moth infested rugs.
Move the rug to a well ventilated area or open the windows and doors to provide air circulation in the room in which the rug is located.
If you have moths the worms you are seeing are the larva and they eat the 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.
Step 5 eradicating carpet moth eggs and carpet moth larvae.
Rugs with moth infestation.
Easy steps to remove carpet moths from your home.
Carpet moths and their larvae like warm humid environments.
These pesky intruders literally eat through the wool of your rug causing damage quickly and quietly.
How to get rid of carpet beetle and clothes moth infestations in carpets.
Carpet moth larvae only eat keratin the protein in natural animal based fibres they will not eat cotton and synthetic fabrics unless they are heavily soiled in food or sweat.
This then starts the cycle all over again which is why it s really important to treat quickly and effectively or better still prevent a moth problem before they attack.
Many people have oriental rugs as a focal point in a room.
Frequent checks are the best way to prevent a large moth damage problem from taking over your home and checking for them is simple.
Too frequently beautiful hand woven persian or navajo rugs come to serafian s for cleaning only to find the rugs have been destroyed by moths or carpet beetles.
How to discover moths in your home.
Damage to woolens is actually done by the larvae of two types of insects.
Look for signs of damage in woollens silk and any feather fur or soft leather items.
Turn down the heating.
Getting rid of carpet moths asap is your first priority once you ve spotted these signs.
Worse yet they often move swiftly leaving a trail of damage in their wake.
Clothes moths and carpet beetles the latter being more prevalent than moths in most areas of the country.
Both insects lay eggs in secluded spots with plenty of food wool fur down shed pet dander and other animal based materials.
The first step is to vacuum both sides of the carpet and then put it out in the sun.
Thoroughly cover the front and back of the wool rug.
Another method is to roll up the rug and put it in a freezer.
