Mole in carpets
The carpet is a unique decorative element for your home. It can be both an accent in your interior and serve as a backdrop for the whole environment. The choice of carpet is usually approached with the utmost care and attention to the elements. Therefore, it is especially offensive, after so much invested effort, time and money, to find a moth in it.
The appearance of a moth in the house does not bode well, but you should not panic either. Before you start fighting this little insect, you should get to know him, find out her habits and habits. The moth is a nocturnal insect. Adult moths are practically harmless. The main threat is represented by their larvae, which, after emerging from the eggs and eating everything in their path, they are incredibly gluttonous. One generation of moths lives for about four months and the next batch appears to replace it. And since they are nocturnal, you may not immediately detect the presence of moths.
There are several types of moths:
- food moth, lives in food
- furniture moth, hides in furniture and feeds on furniture fabrics
- woolen moth loves to feast on woolen things, felt and does not hesitate to bite off fur products
- clothes moth eats linen, broadcloth, drape and cotton fabric
Why does a moth like to settle in a carpet and where exactly?
Usually, the moth chooses places under furniture, where it is difficult for a person to reach. Dust, food debris, human skin scales often accumulate there, this is good food for moths, and the pile of the carpet serves as a secluded cover for its larvae.
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How to prevent moths from entering carpets
Our experts advise you in several simple ways:
1. Vacuuming, at least once a week vacuum the carpet over the entire surface, this will clean it not only from dust, but also from moth larvae, without knowing it.
2. Periodically ventilate the room and ensure the penetration of sunlight on the carpet, and then the moth has no chance of survival.
3. We also advise you to knock out the carpet in frost and high temperatures.
4. You can use a fumigator that emits odor unpleasant for moths.
5. It is impossible not to mention the smell of lavender and eucalyptus, it is best to use lavender or eucalyptus oil, apply a few drops to the seamy side around the perimeter of the carpet.
Traditional methods of how to protect the carpet from pests
The most effective of them:
1. The moth does not tolerate the smell of geranium, so get this flower and put it in a room with a carpet
2. M You can expand the tobacco leaf cigarette under the carpet, the smell does not like mole
3. X irrigating dried peel of citrus (orange, lemon and tangerine) also deter mol
4. H e suggested to hold the carpet in a plastic bag
If you used all the methods mentioned, but the moth turned out to be tenacious, then leave this work to professionals.
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