Caterpillars In My Carpet

Imagine my shock then at finding a caterpillar on my living room floor today.

Caterpillars in my carpet.

Carpet caterpillar at this time of year even here in southern arizona i am always a bit surprised to find insect activity. It was a familiar species but still a bit early i think. You may occasionally find carpet beetles in your pantry feeding on grains. The same treatment will control both these pests.

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. Spray if you are able to lift the edges of the carpet 30 cm. 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. You may also find live beetles in your windows in the spring and summer months.

Vacuum every corner of the carpet and use a vacuum extension to suck up any beetles and larvae on your furniture. How to get rid of carpet beetle and clothes moth infestations in carpets. 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.