What's eating my carpet? Pic included

[PassThePeanutButter]

The brown stuff (which I initially thought was damp- it's a very old cottage) flakes away easily. It's behind the sofa so it's a dark area here. Carpet has been in for two years.

[welshweasel]

Carpet moths. Complete bugger to get rid of. I ended up getting rid of all the carpet in my flat and putting laminate down instead as couldn't get rid of them.

[PassThePeanutButter]

Oh no! That doesn't sound good at all!

Are carpet moths the same as any wool-eating moth?

A few years ago (in a different house) we had a flee problem and I sprayed Indoorex throughout, which got rid of any living insect (to my surprise) so I might give this a go. Are carpet moths - or larvae? - visible to the naked eye? I can't see any little critters.

[homeaway]

Larvae are easy to spot, you need to find the original source if you can. Have you noticed any moths flying around ?

[m0therofdragons]

Hoover, steam clean it, spray with lavender carpet moth deterrent from Lakeland. We have to do this annually.

[m0therofdragons]

Larvae are in little paper-like sacks so just look like a bit of tissue. Eggs tend to be same colour as the carpet ime

[Mishaps]

Could be carpet beetle - their grubs cause the same sort of damage. We had these - had to get someone in from the council to do the business.

[evilharpy]

Yes carpet moths. We've just lost the carpet in two bedrooms to these buggers and haven't replaced it yet as we're not sure they've gone. Evil little shits.

[ChishandFips33]

Evil little shits
My sentiments exactly!
That photo could have been from my phone!

Our carpets are now in the bin and our new ones are on order - wool ones ordered before we found the little buggers - I am beside myself to think we may lay them just to get eaten.

I have yet to find the source - next step for us is to lift the boards to see if anything is under them - also an old house