Remember to vacuum inside the cracks of the furniture as carpet beetles like to feed in dark places.
Caterpillars in my carpet.
Remove carpet beetles and their larvae with a vacuum.
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.
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.
Imagine my shock then at finding a caterpillar on my living room floor today.
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.
The same treatment will control both these pests.
Vacuum every corner of the carpet and use a vacuum extension to suck up any beetles and larvae on your furniture.
You may occasionally find carpet beetles in your pantry feeding on grains.
You may also find live beetles in your windows in the spring and summer months.
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.
How to get rid of carpet beetle and clothes moth infestations in carpets.