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Carpet
beetles personal encounter Recently I had found an
infestation of variegated carpet beetles at my house. If it had not been for
the fact that I work for a Pest Control Company then I would have not thought
much of their larva. To determine if they are present in your house the
easiest way to check is the carpet edging up against the wall for the larva.
Once I had realized that I had carpet beetles, I spring cleaned the house,
vacuuming every room and had the carpets steam cleaned. Then one of our
operators came in and treated all areas of the house including the roof. The
roof may seem like a weird place for the beetles to get into but the our experienced
operator informed me that they always seem to get into the roof. He was right
too because a few days later on a table where there was a small crack in the
cornicing of the roof I found dead larva that had fallen threw. The encounter
with this pest was not a pleasant experience; I count myself lucky that only
minimal damage was caused because of the fact of early detection. I have bug
specimens at home that were stored in a spare room. These specimens were
literally turned to dust by the larva breeding and eating the dead bugs. A
large number of beetles were found around this area. Unfortunately for many
people it is more important items like flooring rugs and pillows or bedding
that gets attacked. Once carpet beetles have been detected treatment is
essential, ignoring the problem will not make then go away, they will just
increase in number and attack more aggressively. To discuss treatments or to
find out more information contact
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