carpet beetles

[danchan]

Please help my house is infested with carpet beetles does anybody know how i can get rid of them?

[BigDogsWang]

A Carpet washer such as a VAX maybe? You can get different detergents for them. Not sure if they do one that kills bugs.

[amonty1144]

Found this on the web.

Carpet beetles
The Varied Carpet Beetle is around 2-4 mm long and looks similar to a small, mottled brown/grey/cream ladybird. Their larvae are small, covered in brown hairs and roll up when disturbed.

The adult carpet beetle can fly and generally lives outside feeding on pollen and nectar. They like to lay their eggs on felt, fabric and accumulated fluff in buildings. The larvae eat through the carpet in well-defined round holes along the edge of the carpet or fabric.

Getting rid of carpet beetles
1) Ensure that you keep fluff and debris around the house to a minimum including airing cupboards, shelves, floorboards, carpets and upholstery.

2) Carpets should be vacuum-cleaned on a regular basis.

3) Lift up carpets and the underlay to ensure that floors are as clean as possbile.

4) If the infestation is bad you will need an insecticide to get rid of them.

Also you may need to get the local environmental health officer in to get rid of them, they might be worth phoning for free advice.

[smurfchops]

A good fly spray should do the trick, then leave the room so you don;t breathe in the vapours, for as long as possible. YOu might need more than one can to do the whole carpet.