Why undisturbed rooms are the risk
It's natural fibre carpet moth larvae live on, wool, clothing, upholstery, and an undisturbed spell of weeks is all they need to do real damage, much as it does near Lewisham, where the town centre and surrounding streets. Typical starting points are a spare room, furniture that's rarely shifted, and the back of a wardrobe, in any type of home, true near Forest Hill too, where steep residential streets of Victorian terraces near Horniman Museum and the railway.
Older houses on the hillside near Forest Hill
The older Victorian houses on the hillside near Forest Hill often have more original wool carpet and more rooms used only occasionally than a newer flat elsewhere in the borough, giving carpet moth larvae more places to settle in without being noticed.
What to look for
Look for small pale larvae fringed with bristles, silk tubes worked into the pile, and uneven bare patches by a skirting board or under furniture, whether that's near Deptford, where converted dockland warehouses and new-build flats close to Deptford Creek, or elsewhere in the borough. Small, pale and rarely airborne, adult carpet moths are easy to miss, it's usually the damage that gets noticed first, true near Deptford too, where converted dockland warehouses and new-build flats close to Deptford Creek.
What to do before treatment
- Vacuum thoroughly, including under furniture and along skirting boards, and empty the vacuum outside
- Have any affected clothing dry-cleaned or washed hot rather than just put back in a drawer
- Move stored boxes and furniture away from walls so the edges can be reached
- Avoid simply vacuuming and hoping - the larvae causing the damage sit deeper in the pile
Booking carpet moth treatment in Lewisham
Carpet moth treatment in Lewisham is priced at £180 for the first room and £60 for each additional room, and given that around Catford, where victorian terraces and postwar estates spreading out from the town centre and shopping area, it is worth checking older rooms first before you book carpet moth treatment and tell us which rooms show damage, with the rest on the Lewisham carpet moth treatment page.
