Weaving Magic - Tips on finding & identifying carpet moths

[@bryn1890]

Very helpful, thanks for the info.

[@kitkakot12]

Thank you for showing how it looks!

[@ahhhhhhhhhhhh6742]

For people from the future, it's hard to vacuum 100% of the eggs, so you can use iron and steam to cook those little bugger's egg, works really well for me lol.👌😂

[@weavingmagiccarpetcleaning2467]

The only problem with steam, is that the temperature is 100deg C. When washing wool clothing you would never expose your best wool jumpers to 100deg C - you would probably wash, at about 20deg C or max 30deg C. Moths love wool. Wool hates steam! Your carpets are highly likely to be permanently damaged by steam.

[@Tugboat-R-Us]

Does anyone have reactions like itching to these bugs?

[@marcusulrich9052]

When I started having them in my room when they eat the carpet does it leave a smell stink to it I remember it started in my room they started eating it it stinks

[@Sodainspace]

These things destroyed apartment I was living in, it’s a losing battle

[@ziztanun]

How

[@46SN]

What did you light at the end, can you please share, that would be helpful

[@weavingmagiccarpetcleaning2467]

Hi that would be a Rentokil Moth bomb in a silver foil container on top of a ceramic tile. We do this to prevent heat from damaging the sub surface.

[@benpid83]

See the eggs, but yet to find any Larvae or Moths. Carpet destroyed. Could it be a past problem? are the eggs dead?

[@ziztanun]

Do they stay on human body and in our hair?

[@weavingmagiccarpetcleaning2467]

good question. The female moth is looking for a safe and dark place to hide her eggs. A fibre or fabric that contains protein, such as wool, Cashmere or Alpaca. These are typically in carpets or on clothing in wardrobes. You will often see adult moths flying around lights bulbs, climbing walls or hanging from the ceiling. If you touch or disturb them then they will take flight. If you are active and mobile it is unlikely that they will land on you directly and even if they did, the moment you move or flinch, they will take flight. However if you took a wooly jumper from an infested wardrobe and put it on to wear, it is highly likely that the eggs in the clothing could fall off on to you hair, as you were dressing. Quite often clothing in suitcases can transport eggs to a new home. So be vigilant when visiting hotels. If you do accidently have eggs on the clothing that you are wearing, that then fall into your hair, a simple hair wash will remove them, but it is incredibly unlikely that a moth will lay eggs directly upon you. Hope this helps.

[@Tugboat-R-Us]

Do they make some people itch? I swear I have these in my house. However, I feel them more than my husband does.

[@weavingmagiccarpetcleaning2467]

I have not heard of this before. It is more likely that lice, dust mite, beg bugs and fleas will make you itch and scratch. When discussing the subject, some clients automatically start itching - but I think this is an impulse reaction.

[@Lili-xq9sn]

Carpet is same coolr as larvae and eggs, ugh!