{"id":17109,"date":"2022-07-26T08:54:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T22:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/?page_id=17109"},"modified":"2025-05-06T18:56:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T08:56:16","slug":"fabric-pests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/fabric-pests\/","title":{"rendered":"Fabric Pests in New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"17109\" class=\"elementor elementor-17109\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5506db elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d5506db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bb06d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bb06d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80252b6\" data-id=\"80252b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d8ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"52d8ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-481a3657 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"481a3657\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c3cc74f\" data-id=\"6c3cc74f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c17c67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c17c67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Fabric pests is the general name given to the group of pests which attack any type of fabric, primarily clothes and carpets, but could also include curtains, wall-hangings and furniture.<\/li><li>The key pests are carpet beetles, silverfish, clothes moths and booklice (psocids).<\/li><li>They are primarily a problem in domestic situations, but can be an issue in museums.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42b54c0e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42b54c0e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-131aa332\" data-id=\"131aa332\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346de937 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"346de937\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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moths<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a86da11\" data-id=\"5a86da11\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101d568d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"101d568d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/carpet-beetles\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/variegated-carpet-beetle-4x3-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21765\" alt=\"Variegated carpet beetle adult and larvae\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/variegated-carpet-beetle-4x3-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/variegated-carpet-beetle-4x3-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/variegated-carpet-beetle-4x3-1-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/variegated-carpet-beetle-4x3-1-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/variegated-carpet-beetle-4x3-1-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb7e729 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cb7e729\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/carpet-beetles\/\">Carpet beetle<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-68b72dc5\" data-id=\"68b72dc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fea8d3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fea8d3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/silverfish\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/silverfish-4x3-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21002\" alt=\"Silverfish\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/silverfish-4x3-1.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/silverfish-4x3-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/silverfish-4x3-1-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/silverfish-4x3-1-253x190.jpeg 253w, 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70e39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f70e39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/booklice-or-psocids\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21779\" alt=\"Booklice or psocid\" srcset=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1.jpeg 520w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-267x200.jpeg 267w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-253x190.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/booklice-4x3-1-140x105.jpeg 140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee29fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ee29fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-stored-product-pests\/booklice-or-psocids\/\">Booklice<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1949890b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1949890b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49942d04\" data-id=\"49942d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a1faa elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e0a1faa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-near-me\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-map-marker-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a pest control company<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2107544b closed-accordion elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"2107544b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Pest Status<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5541\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5541\"><p>Fabric pests can cause significant damage in domestic situations. Although they are slow feeders, such is the nature of their damage, even one small hole can ruin an item of clothing. For homeowners the damage can be expensive and upsetting.<\/p><p>As pests, they tend to be secretive hiding in areas of the home which aren&#8217;t often disturbed. This allows them to do they damage and increase in number without being noticed.<\/p><p>Not only does this mean significant damage can be inflicted before they are noticed, but it also makes them a lot hard to control.<\/p><p>Between them, the different types of fabric pests can attack wide range of fabrics including wool, fur, hair, silk, felt, leather, feathers cotton and linen. Some will also attack papers and dried foods. The material that is being attacked will give a clue as to the pest&#8217;s identity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5542\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5542\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Life-cycle<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5542\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5542\"><p>Both carpet beetles and clothes moths go through complete metamorphosis \u2013 hatching from an egg, they go through several larval stages before pupating into an adult.<\/p><p>It is only the larval stages of the carpet beetle and clothes moth that eat and damage the fabrics. The adult carpet beetles actually live outside feeding on the pollen in flowers.<\/p><p>Silverfish and booklice (psocids) have an incomplete metamorphosis. After hatching, they go through several moults before becoming and adult, but the immature stages look just like smaller versions of the adult. Both young and adults will eat and cause damage to fabrics.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5543\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5543\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Feeding habits and the fabrics they damage<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5543\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5543\"><p>The feeding habits of the different fabric pests can give a clue to the potential culprits when damaged is observed.<\/p><p>Carpet beetles have the broadest diet but primarily feed on animal material&#8230; so wool, fur, silk, leather and feathers are targeted. They will also eat dried foods (meat and plant based).<\/p><p>Clothes moths also target animal fabrics but tend not to each tougher materials (such as leather) and don&#8217;t generally eat dried foods.<\/p><p>Carpet beetles and clothes moths are among the few insects that produce enzymes that allow them to digest the keratin in animal hair.<\/p><p>Silverfish tend to be plant eaters, targeting materials with cellulose and starchy contents. Cotton, linen and paper are preferred foods.<\/p><p>Psocids are a marginal fabric pest as they really only eat paper (which is how they get their common name &#8211; booklice), but they could also be considered a stored product pest as they also target various dried cereals and grains.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5544\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5544\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to prevent a fabric pest infestation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5544\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5544\"><p>Preventing a fabric pest infestation is all about good hygiene (vacuuming) and storing unused clothing in sealed (insect proof) bags.<\/p><p>For carpeted areas, it&#8217;s important to vacuum all rooms thoroughly&#8230; especially the areas under heavy furniture, which is just the places carpet beetles like to do their worst!<\/p><p>At the change of seasons, wash unused clothes and place them in sealed bags or containers.<\/p><p>The use of moth repellent products hung in wardrobes can help keep adult moths at bay and a professional pest treatment to carpeted areas and wardrobes will take care of any pests in the area.<\/p><p>As carpet beetle adults fly in from outside, well-fitted insect screens on windows are very effective. Of course if you find adult carpet beetles on the inside of the window trying to get out, you know you have a carpet beetle problem somewhere in your home!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5545\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5545\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How to get rid of fabric pests<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5545\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5545\"><p>The biggest challenge in dealing with a fabric pest infestation is locating the source of the infestation and making sure you have found all the infested sites.<\/p><p>So the first step in getting rid of a fabric pest problem is to carry out a comprehensive infestation. As they can have quite a varied diet, it is important to consider the source of the infestation may not be in the house, but may be in the roof void of sub-floor. (For example, carpet beetles feeding off an animal carcass). With their experience and knowledge, a professional pest manager will be very useful in identifying both the pest and source of infestation.<\/p><p>Once identified, the infested material needs to be removed and thrown out (if possible). If you want to keep the items it will be necessary to ensure that any pests and their eggs are removed or killed. The best way to do this is to place the items in a sealed plastic bag and place in the sun for several house to let the heat kill the pests. (This may not be suitable for delicate fabrics, which may need to be inspected individually). Clothes should then be washed in as a hot a wash as allowed for that fabric before storage.<\/p><p>After the infested material has been identified and removed if possible, the infested areas should be treated with a suitable insecticide. A professional pest treatment will ensure a comprehensive treatment and the use of appropriate products. The treatment will kill any pests that\u00a0 remain and provide lasting protection (6 months or more) from re-infestation.<\/p><p>For some fabric pests, particularly clothes moths the use of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/pest-control-fabric-pests\/whats-eating-your-clients-things\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pheromone traps<\/a>\u00a0can be useful as both an early warning monitoring system and control method to help prevent a problem from developing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"elementor-tab-title-5546\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-5546\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">More information on fabric pests...<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-5546\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-5546\"><p>Check out our library for more articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/pest-control-fabric-pests\/\">pest control for fabric pests<\/a> (carpet beetles, clothes moths &amp; silverfish).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find a pest control company Fabric pests is the general name given to the group of pests which attack any type of fabric, primarily clothes and carpets, but could also include curtains, wall-hangings and furniture. The key pests are carpet beetles, silverfish, clothes moths and booklice (psocids). They are primarily a problem in domestic situations, but can be an issue in museums. Types of fabric pests Clothes moths Carpet beetle Silverfish Booklice Find a pest control company Pest Status Fabric [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":17115,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"Fabric Pests | New Zealand | Professional Pest Manager","_seopress_titles_desc":"Learn about the key fabric pests, such as clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish \u2013 including identification, prevention tips and control.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17109","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","wpbf-post"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17109"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39295,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17109\/revisions\/39295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/professionalpestmanager.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}