Carpet beetles

Trans­port through tex­ti­les and furs

Lar­vae and eggs are often intro­du­ced through brought-in second-hand goods.

Flight-capa­ble beet­les

Adult beet­les can fly and thus easi­ly move from out­side into the house or buil­ding.

Hid­den eggs

Fema­les lay eggs in hard-to-reach places, often in cracks and cor­ners.

Food search

Lar­vae seek food sources such as ani­mal fibers, so car­pets, uphols­tery and clot­hing are par­ti­cu­lar­ly at risk.

Found lar­val skins

Lar­val skins on car­pets, fur­ni­tu­re or in cracks indi­ca­te an acti­ve infe­sta­ti­on.

Small holes in tex­ti­les

Visi­ble holes in wool clot­hing, furs or car­pets are typi­cal dama­ge.

Small, roun­dish beet­les

Adult car­pet beet­les are approx. 3 mm in size, brown-black pat­ter­ned and fly occa­sio­nal­ly.

Dus­ty depo­sits

Finest resi­dues of lar­vae can be visi­ble as dust in cor­ners or under fur­ni­tu­re.

Bet­ween car­pet fibers and uphols­tery

Here lar­vae find pro­tec­tion and food.

In ward­ro­bes and under garm­ents

Espe­ci­al­ly whe­re ani­mal fibers are stored.

In cracks and joints of fur­ni­tu­re

Small cre­vices offer retre­at pos­si­bi­li­ties.

Behind base­boards and pic­tures

Hid­den are­as that are rare­ly clea­ned.

In sto­rage rooms, espe­ci­al­ly with ani­mal pro­ducts

Lar­vae also feed on ani­mal foods.

Dama­ge to tex­ti­les

Clot­hing made of wool, silk, lea­ther and fur is eaten by the lar­vae.

Des­truc­tion of uphols­te­red fur­ni­tu­re and car­pets

Fibers and uphols­tery mate­ri­als are des­troy­ed.

Con­ta­mi­na­ti­on of sup­pli­es

Food can be con­ta­mi­na­ted by beet­les and lar­vae.

All­er­gic reac­tions

Lar­val hairs can trig­ger skin irri­ta­ti­on or respi­ra­to­ry all­er­gies in sen­si­ti­ve indi­vi­du­als.

Regu­lar vacu­um­ing

Tho­rough­ly clean car­pets, uphols­tery and hard-to-reach are­as in par­ti­cu­lar.

Pro­tect tex­ti­les

Store sen­si­ti­ve clot­hing air­tight and dark.

Ven­ti­la­te rooms well and keep them dry

Mois­tu­re pro­mo­tes pests and their deve­lo­p­ment.

Use of laven­der, cedar wood

or other natu­ral repell­ents.

Beet­le traps with phe­ro­mo­nes

for moni­to­ring and ear­ly detec­tion.

Vin­egar water

Wiping infes­ted sur­faces to remo­ve eggs and lar­vae.

Expo­sure to cold or heat

Free­ze clot­hing and small tex­ti­les in the free­zer or wash at at least 60 °C.

Natu­ral fra­gran­ces

Use of laven­der, cedar wood or clove oil as a repel­lent.

Insec­ti­ci­de tre­at­ments

Spe­cial pre­pa­ra­ti­ons for the tar­ge­ted con­trol of lar­vae and beet­les.

Lay­ing out phe­ro­mo­ne traps

for moni­to­ring and reduc­tion of the popu­la­ti­on.

Ther­mal methods

A che­mi­cal-free method that kills all pests through heat.

Che­mi­cal-free

No pesti­ci­des, no odors or resi­dues.

Deep-acting

Heat pene­tra­tes all mate­ri­als into invi­si­ble hiding places.

Broad spec­trum of acti­vi­ty

Relia­bly kills eggs, lar­vae and beet­les.

Fast

Tre­at­ment usual­ly com­ple­ted within a few hours.

Long-las­ting pro­tec­tion

Pre­vents re-infe­sta­ti­on through com­ple­te eli­mi­na­ti­on.