£180 first room, £60 each after. In a house with a loft, the source is often above your head rather than under your sofa.
£180 for the first room and £60 for each additional room. Two rooms £240, three £300, four £360.
As with carpet moths, the adult beetle does not damage your carpet. The larva does — the small brown bristly creature usually called a woolly bear.
| Rooms | Calculation | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1 room | £180 | £180 |
| 2 rooms | £180 + £60 | £240 |
| 3 rooms | £180 + (2 × £60) | £300 |
| 4 rooms | £180 + (3 × £60) | £360 |
| Adult beetle | Larva ('woolly bear') | |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | Small, rounded, mottled black/brown/cream | Elongated, brown, densely bristly |
| Size | 2–4mm | Up to about 5mm |
| Where you see it | Windowsills, near light | Carpet pile, under furniture, in wardrobes |
| Damages fabric? | No | Yes |
| What it eats | Pollen outdoors | Keratin — wool, silk, fur, feather |
People see the adults on a windowsill in spring, assume a harmless beetle wandered in, and never connect them to the bare patch under the sofa.
In a house this is the difference between a treatment that lasts and one that has to be repeated next year.
If you are finding beetles in several upstairs rooms, look up before you count rooms.
Treating three bedrooms while a bird's nest in the eaves keeps producing beetles is a treatment with an expiry date of about eleven months.
See our full carpet beetle treatment service, published room prices and identification advice.
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Larvae moult repeatedly and leave the empty bristly skins behind. Those skins look almost exactly like larvae, which is why people report far more than are present — and why some people think a treatment has failed.
A live larva moves when disturbed. A shed skin is papery and hollow.
Some people react to carpet beetle larval hairs with an itchy rash that gets mistaken for bites, particularly on children.
Carpet beetles do not bite. If a child has an unexplained itchy rash and you have found bristly larvae in the carpet, the two may be connected. A doctor can advise on the rash; we deal with the source.
Moth larvae are smooth and cream with silk webbing. Beetle larvae are brown, bristly, and leave shed skins.
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Not on the fibre, but they can live on the pet and human hair that accumulates in it.
An old wasp nest feeds carpet beetles — and a live one is £90 fixed cost in Kenton, guaranteed.
£180 for the first room and £60 for each additional. Three rooms £300.
The larvae, often called woolly bears. Adult beetles feed on pollen outdoors and damage nothing.
Often the loft — an old bird's nest in the eaves, a nest in a disused chimney, a dead bird or rodent in a void, an old wasp nest, or pigeon roosting.
Check the timing — some wild birds and their active nests are legally protected. Wear gloves and a mask, and if you find bat droppings, stop and take specialist advice.
Larvae moult repeatedly and leave empty bristly skins that look very like the larvae themselves.
No. Some people react to the larval hairs with an itchy rash that gets mistaken for bites, particularly on children.
Not on the fibre, but they can live on the hair and debris that accumulates in it.
Yes, when planned for. Toys off the floor, fish tanks covered, smaller pets out, and we tell you how long to stay out.
Room prices published. Have a look in the loft before you ring — it is often the answer.
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