Sep 27, 2013 - We have recently found an infestation of carpet beetles in a house without any carpet. What makes it even more strange is the beetles were found behind a refrigerator inside an electric outlet. What could be the cause of this and what is the best method of control? Should we be looking for an infestation in any other areas of the home? Kevin, GA Answer: Even though they’re named carpet beetles, they don’t just eat carpet. Carpet beetles are able to digest keratin, a protein in skin, hair and nails, and are one of nature’s decomposers. They’ll pretty much eat anything of natural origin, including stored food. When they occur in large numbers inside a structure, it’s usually due to one of following situations: rodent or bird nests, a dead animal or old rodenticide bait. One of these is probably in the wall void behind the refrigerator. Applying a dust to the wall void will probably solve the problem.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Sep 2013 02:06:31 +0000
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