Why an Undisturbed Room Attracts Carpet Moths in Ealing
Spare rooms in Ealing Broadway's Edwardian villas
Many of the larger villas near Ealing Broadway kept their original wool carpet in a spare room or landing that's rarely walked on, and an undisturbed natural-fibre carpet is precisely what larvae need to feed and pupate without interruption for months at a stretch.
Back bedrooms in Acton's split terraces
Where an Acton terrace has been divided into flats, the smallest back bedroom typically gets the least foot traffic of any room in the building, and irregular bare patches or small silken tubes tucked into the pile there are usually the first evidence anyone finds — often well after the problem has had time to spread.
Signs to Look For
- Irregular bare patches in wool carpets, rugs or upholstery, often under furniture
- Small cream larvae or silken tubes in carpet fibres or skirting edges
- Adult moths — small and golden-brown — seen low to the ground rather than near lights
- Damage concentrated in quiet, rarely disturbed rooms
Keeping a Treated Room Moth-Free
A carpet that stops being undisturbed stops being attractive to moths — an occasional vacuum under furniture and along the edges is usually enough.
