Moth Proof Wool Carpet

First thing is to only ever buy australian made quality carpet where the wool has been treated in accordance to the woolmark standard cp 4 2013.

Moth proof wool carpet. Moth insecticide vacuum a wool rug on a regular basis to pick up pet hair as well as moth eggs. There are some wool carpets that have moth resistant treatments applied at manufacture all westex wool carpets are treated as are about half of cormar carpets. The best mothproofed wool carpets on the market are penthouse and telenzo. Clothes moths and carpet beetles the latter being more prevalent than moths in most areas of the country.

Clean your wool rug thoroughly. There is no such thing as a mothproof or beetle proof wool carpet. The moth larvae nestle in the textile fibres preferably wool but also silk cotton and linen and tuck into your finest products. The only way to avoid this is to mothproof every piece of textile you own.

Before final packaging for storage take the rug outside and let it sit in the sun. You can either bring your rug to us or call us to arrange for a home pick up. You may not realize that it s not the adult moths that damage a wool rug it s actually the larvae that hatch from the females eggs. Both insects lay eggs in secluded spots with plenty of food wool fur down shed pet dander and other animal based materials.

Prevention is the key to protecting your carpets from moths. Warrantees are not given against insect attack. Use dangerous chemicals for mothproofing. By default any manmade fibre carpet is moth proof but most of the wool manufacturers are treating there carpets against moth infestation now.

Firstly buying new moth proof carpets is only possible if you go for a purely synthetic option although for some people it triggers the thought of going to a wooden or laminate flooring option to replace carpets that have suffered from attack by moths particularly where repeated infestations have been difficult to control obviously this depends on your budget and floor covering preferences. At mark gonsenhauser s rug and carpet superstore our rug cleaning and restoration department can repair any damage and moth proof your wool rug to prevent future infestation. Once we have your rug in our facility we inspect it for moth eggs larvae live moths etc. Vacuuming the rug can remove the small eggs of moth and carpet beetles.