Professional Carpet Moth Control in Eltham

The Spare Room Is Usually Worse Than the Living Room

Larvae avoid light and disturbance, so damage concentrates where nothing happens: under the sofa, along a skirting run, beneath a rug, behind a door that always stands open, and in the bedroom nobody sleeps in. A busy hallway can look perfect while the room next to it is being eaten along its edges.

They feed on keratin, which means wool, silk, felt, sheepskin, feather-filled items and wool underlay. A synthetic carpet is not food - but a wool underlay beneath it can be, which catches people out regularly in houses of this age.

Signs You May Need Carpet Moth Control in Eltham

The full list is on the Carpet Moth Control Greenwich page.

• Bare or thinning patches in wool carpet. Typically at the edge of a room, under furniture, beneath a rug or behind a door - anywhere undisturbed.
• Small silken tubes or cases in the pile. The larvae build them from carpet fibre and debris, which is why they are the same colour as the carpet.
• Damage on wool and not on synthetics. A useful confirmation: a wool rug attacked while a nylon carpet beside it is untouched.

How We Deal With Carpet Moths in Eltham

Treatment concentrates on the perimeter, beneath furniture and under rugs, plus any cupboard or wardrobe where wool items have been stored undisturbed.