2006-10-13 00:53:05 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Get a steam cleaner, and keep hoovering!
Clean out your wardrobes, and your soft furnishings too; anywhere they might be hiding. And get some mothballs.
2006-10-13 01:01:12 · answer #1 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy naphtalene crystals and spread over carpet. If you have any other woollen upholstery/furnishings they need to be treated as well. There is a spray you can buy with a dispenser which is quite expensive but it does send out measured doses into the room, I think the recommended time to spray is 24 - 48 hrs. Will find out name of spray and will post on here. This is used in all the national trust houses whenever they have problems. Good luck. If you have rugs on top of this carpet, give them a good hoovering and them wrap in plastic and put in freezer for 5 days as this will kill the eggs/moths in them. Clean well before replacing.
2006-10-13 21:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by bothalezi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cant help with the eggs in the carpet part but putting citronella oil around your window frame will stop them coming in as they don't like the smell. I know you can buy it from most fishing shops. Also, make sure you don't leave the lights on in a room where the windows are open, the moths go for the lights. Good luck!
2006-10-13 00:58:20 · answer #3 · answered by Little_Chicken 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say throw it out, unless you want to put cedar chips all over your carpet or moth balls.
Good Luck
2006-10-13 00:56:46 · answer #4 · answered by baby_thumper_girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the Mothman is in your carpet. Call Richard Gere quick!
2006-10-13 00:56:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you could get your carpet professionally cleaned by steam cleaning it. Then spray it with the flea spray you can buy from pet shops, it inhibits the eggs and stops them from hatching. It's quite expensive at around 11.99 a can but it does the whole house if you need it to.
2006-10-13 03:02:06 · answer #6 · answered by Carrie S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If getting rid of the carpet is not an option, use a bug bomb and then thoroughly vacuum with insecticide put into the vacuum bag.
2006-10-13 01:02:34 · answer #7 · answered by groomingdiva_pgh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
remove the carpet it would be best to replace it then be ashamed of moths everywhere when you have company
2006-10-16 05:25:08 · answer #8 · answered by sunshineprincess032003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
moth ball crystals. sprinkle it all over your floors and let it sit as long as possible. if you have pets and children put them outside while you do this. after a couple hours or longer vacum it up.
good luck.
2006-10-13 03:34:10 · answer #9 · answered by KAREN A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
throw the carpet out
2006-10-13 00:54:34 · answer #10 · answered by MuggleWump 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋