Home pests can cause a lot of damage to furniture clothes and other fabrics while creating health hazards for people and pets living in the house.
White maggots on carpet.
Two major home invaders are the carpet bug better known as the carpet beetle and the maggot which is actually a house fly larvae.
Although the stuff is nontoxic to humans and other mammals it is deadly to insects and worms as the earth s sharp edges cut into insects and their larvae and kill them.
Sprinkle diatomaceous earth over carpeting to kill larvae.
To reduce maggot infestations you should get rid of rotting food empty and clean your trash can steam clean your carpet and other areas of your home.
Sometimes bugs such as flies carpet bugs and moths lay eggs in carpeting.
This is especially true if there is a food source in the carpeting such as old rotten food or other organic matter.
When the eggs hatch small white worms the larvae infest the carpeting.
Two major home invaders are the carpet beetle and the maggot which is actually a house fly larvae.
Often the smell of rotting food will attract flies and maggots.
Diatomaceous earth is the skeletal remains of diatoms an ancient form of algae.