Carpet Beetle Pest Control
A carpet beetle infestation can result in damage to the fabrics in your home. Carpet beetles eat natural fibres, so they will literally eat your soft furnishings such as curtains and cushions, as well as eating the fibres in rugs and carpets.
When you start seeing bald patches in your carpets on or upholstery, this is a sign of carpet beetle infestation. A carpet beetle infestation can be dealt with relatively quickly if you use carpet beetle pest control services.
A good pest control company will use a licenced carpet beetle insecticide, which will effectively exterminate carpet beetles. The insecticide should also remain on your carpets for up to 21 days after the initial carpet beetle pest control treatment, so that subsequent beetle eggs hatching later, touch the residual insecticide and die off.
Before a carpet beetle extermination program, your pest control company will usually ask you to vacuum all areas and clear the floor of all general clutter such as books or children’s toys. They may ask you to wash all bedding at 60 degrees, as well as any infested clothing. Carpet beetle pest control may also include treating cupboards or wardrobes with carpeted floors, so these will need to be cleared out, the contents hot washed, and the floors vacuumed in preparation.
During carpet beetle pest control no one other than the pest control technician should be in the property, or for six hours after. Pets should also be kept out of the property during the process and for six hours after. This allows all carpet beetle extermination products time to fully dry, after which they are licensed as safe for you to return to your home.
The dried product should remain in situ for a full 21 days after the initial carpet beetle pest control service, so that any carpet beetle eggs that hatch after the extermination process, touch the dry insecticide. This finishes the carpet beetle life cycle and so finishes the carpet beetle infestation.
There is no guarantee of future prevention of carpet beetle infestation, as carpet beetles can fly in through a window at any time. However, if carpet beetle activity is noticed within 28 days of a carpet beetle pest control treatment, then a re-treat is usually available for a reduced rate.
Ultimately, if left unchecked, a carpet beetle infestation will grow in size until the damage to the fabrics in your home is a noticeable and expensive problem. Carpet beetle pest control is well worth the investment, and a good pest control company will be able to offer an effective and safe carpet beetle extermination solution.
