Although the beetle is a common pest, the carpet beetle isn’t well-known, and many people can confuse carpet beetle damage with over insect pests like moths.

The damaged areas look similar however, moths feed randomly, resulting in scattered holes on the fabric, where as the carpet beetles tend to feed in concentrated areas.

When the carpet gets treated a selected non staining residual insecticide gets sprayed for carpet beetle pest control which will remove the larvae and prevent the beetle eggs growing.