Moth Nest Carpet

So a wool carpet is a favourite nesting place.

Moth nest carpet. Identifying clothes carpet moths webbing clothes moth case bearing clothes moth. However carpet moths don t just like it when you have natural material carpeting. Adult case bearing carpet moth. A carpet moth infestation can be a costly problem as it can cause serious and often irreperable damage to carpets rugs and other soft furnishings in the home.

The synthetic fibres that some carpets are made from. Carpet moths often start life as the offspring of clothes moths that have nested in your carpets. Alamy rather confusingly most of these moth species will sometimes switch from carpets to clothes and chew any natural fabrics like cotton wool and silk. The most common clothes moths are the webbing clothes moth easily identified with a golden colour and around half an inch in length and the case bearing moth which can be identified about inch long and their forewings are mottled brown with one large and a few.

Another way carpet moths get in your house is through second hand rugs curtains or furniture especially antiques as they re more likely to be made from natural materials such as wool or silk. Carpet moth larvae feed predominately on keratin found in natural fibres such as wool and so can live on any carpet with some wool content. Case bearing carpet moths tinea pellionella are a common textile pest their larvae feed on keratin in natural fibres and so are a household pest due to the damage they can cause to woollen carpets and silk rugs as well as expensive clothing the larvae can also feed on cobwebs birds nests and other natural materials. Bird nests are the natural habitat of the carpet moth where they feed on keratin in bird feathers.

Wherever pigeons go carpet moths follow.