For tips on treating the outside of your home and preventing the beetles from coming back scroll down.
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They love to eat away the material that carpets are made out of i e.
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In nature clothes moths and carpet beetles live in or near the nests of insects birds and other animals where they are valuable consumers of shed hair horn skin and feathers that would otherwise accumulate and foul the environment.
The most common oils are peppermint oil and clove oil as these two oils will kill carpet beetles upon contact.
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The pests can also proliferate on bird nests animal carcasses and dead insects cluster flies lady beetles stink bugs wasps etc which tend to be associated with attics chimneys basements and light fixtures.
You can use a few different essential oils to kill and repel carpet beetles from your home.
Carpet beetles can also thrive on lint hair and debris accumulating under baseboards and inside floor vents and ducts.
Carpet beetles are found in almost every part of the world however they are basically european based.
Pack your clothing in dark closets with plastic covers.
Don t give your carpet beetles any chance to be your guests again by keeping dust lint or hair in your home.
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How to prevent carpet beetles from invading in future.
Clean and vacuum your house on a regular basis.
Carpet beetles can actually eat any animal product that comes into its contact.
If the beetles persist try spraying your carpets and upholstered furniture with an insecticide designed to kill carpet beetles.
Do you have carpet mites or are you really dealing with a carpet beetle infestation.
These beetles can t chew through plastic no matter how much they try.