Clothes Moth

The clothes moth likes nothing better than to chew your best Axminster or Wilton carpet, although it is not fussy and any old wool carpet will do.

They will be found in the one area you never look and by the time they appear in the area of carpet you can see, the damage has been done. If you think you have moth, look under the side board, sofa, book shelf or whatever has not been moved for the last ten years. It is most common for them to start at the outside of the room but on occasion they can be found under the rug in the middle of the room. Treatment will involve moving all furniture, spraying the carpet with an insecticide, returning the furniture, and checking for pupa and eggs in cracks and crevices.

Again experience helps in knowing where to look. You could do a treatment yourself but the treatment costs are not high and again you could spend more on cans of spray than I will charge you. That £6.00 can of spray may treat ten square metres but this will not go far if you have a whole floor to treat.