What Draws Carpet Moths Into Haringey's Period Houses
Undisturbed carpets in Highgate village
The Georgian and Victorian houses around Highgate village are old enough that many still have their original wool carpet somewhere, and it's the rooms that see the least daily traffic — rather than the carpet's age alone — where larvae actually settle and feed for weeks on end.
Formal front rooms in Crouch End
In Crouch End's larger Victorian houses, it's often a spare room or a formal front room used only occasionally where a problem first shows, typically as an irregular bare patch tucked under a piece of furniture that hasn't been moved in some time.
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
Stopping Carpet Moths Settling Back In
A room that gets walked through and vacuumed now and then, even occasionally, stops being the undisturbed spot moths are drawn to.
