Robert child and david pinniger two of the uk s foremost experts on pest management in the historic environment investigate carpet beetles and clothes moths considering the life cycles of these insect pests.
Carpet pests australia.
Carpet beetles are found throughout australia and can handle lower humidity than clothes moths so are also found inland from the coast.
Because of the trouble the carpet beetle can cause all carpet sold by australian manufacturers contain these chemicals.
The following pests in particular are infamous for sneaking into homes uninvited and damaging oriental rugs upholstery and carpet.
Synthetics aren t so much at risk.
Carpet moths the webbing moth and the case making moth don t look like much at first.
Black white and yellow patterned coloration some species of carpet beetle may also exhibit orange coloration.
Larvae typically are light brown to black and covered in dense sometimes barbed hairs.
Adult carpet moths are light brown or beige in colour with a 2 cm wingspan and once fully formed don t need to eat.
Carpet beetles and carpet beetle larvae are similar in appearance to khapra beetle trogoderma granarium an exotic beetle which poses a quarantine threat to australia.
The eggs are only 1mm long but once hatched into larvae search for food immediately and along with wool can consume cotton linen and silk.
Pyrethrum and bifenthrin are used.
Their bodies are oval shaped.
They have a small wing span only 14 to 18 mm.
Australian carpet beetle anthrenocerus australis furniture carpet beetle anthrenus flavipes black carpet beetle attagenus unicolor learn more below about the different types of textile pests found in australia.
And how to prevent monitor and treat infestations by these species in line with the legal requirements of the eu biocides.
Signs that they are present.
Carpet beetles are persistent pests that can eat away at your carpets clothing and other fabrics.
Three distinct golden hairs are located upon the abdomen at this.
Most species of carpet beetle measure 1 to 4 mm in length as adults.
While getting rid of carpet beetles can be a challenge it s definitely doable on your own.
Carpet beetle larvae will eat all manner of animal material including wool fur silk felt feathers and leather.
When you see signs of an infestation including.
This is safe to humans.
The types of damage they cause.
These insect pests can infect a wide variety of fruits and vegetables and destroy them.
In australia there are two fruit fly species that are of major concern to home gardeners and commercial fruit growers queensland fruit fly bactrocera tryoni and the mediterranean fruit fly ceratitis capitata.
The larvae do all the damage the adults only eat pollen.
Carpet treatment and protection.
