Identifying the larva first
Short, hairy and tapered, sometimes described as looking like a miniature hairy carrot, the carpet beetle larva doesn't travel far, unlike a carpet moth larva, as anyone near Soho will recognise, where dense mixed-use streets of restaurants. Adults are small and rounded with a speckled pattern, and you'll most often notice one stuck on a windowsill trying to get out - the same pattern holds near Soho, where dense mixed-use streets of restaurants.
Mansion blocks and hotel corridors
The extensive fitted carpet running through mansion block corridors and hotel floors across Westminster gives carpet beetle larvae a large, rarely disturbed area to establish in, often well away from any single flat or room where the damage eventually shows up.
Old nests near the roofline
In the borough's older terraces, an inactive bird's or wasp's nest sitting in the eaves can be feeding carpet beetles that later move down into the rooms below once that food source runs out - worth having checked if damage keeps returning after the carpet's been cleaned.
What to do before treatment
- Vacuum thoroughly, including carpet edges, skirting boards and under furniture
- Wash or dry-clean affected woollens and feather-filled items
- Remove dried flowers or accessible old nests and dispose of them
- Keep a note of which rooms and items are affected
Booking carpet beetle treatment in Westminster
Carpet beetle treatment in Westminster is priced at £180 for the first room and £60 for each additional room, and given that around Soho, where dense mixed-use streets of restaurants, it is worth checking older rooms first before you book carpet beetle treatment and tell us which rooms show damage, with the rest on the Westminster carpet beetle treatment page.
