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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 2574699, member: 50"]It's the truth! I think I found them six or seven years ago. I cleared the house of all my sweet oriental rugs, wool sweaters, wool hats, wool wall hangings, wool weavings, anything wool. Then I found I had to remove silk and other things too. I used steam on the wall to wall carpets and sprayed some areas with specific bug spray (hate the stuff) along with setting traps. Then vacuumed and vacuumed and vacuumed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Still have them. Sometimes I think they're gone but as they seem cyclical, nope. I have Roombas (robot vacuums) that I run somewhere in the house daily. I then dump the dust bin into a clear bag and wait to see if anything hatches out over time. Yes, still have them. </p><p><br /></p><p>I find them even in dust behind pictures etc. My brother and his wife had them at their last house and even though they tried to be very careful when they moved to a new house still managed to bring them along. Pesky wee things! And destructive!</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for the sidetrack but it's well worth stopping them before they get in if you can.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 2574699, member: 50"]It's the truth! I think I found them six or seven years ago. I cleared the house of all my sweet oriental rugs, wool sweaters, wool hats, wool wall hangings, wool weavings, anything wool. Then I found I had to remove silk and other things too. I used steam on the wall to wall carpets and sprayed some areas with specific bug spray (hate the stuff) along with setting traps. Then vacuumed and vacuumed and vacuumed. Still have them. Sometimes I think they're gone but as they seem cyclical, nope. I have Roombas (robot vacuums) that I run somewhere in the house daily. I then dump the dust bin into a clear bag and wait to see if anything hatches out over time. Yes, still have them. I find them even in dust behind pictures etc. My brother and his wife had them at their last house and even though they tried to be very careful when they moved to a new house still managed to bring them along. Pesky wee things! And destructive! Sorry for the sidetrack but it's well worth stopping them before they get in if you can.[/QUOTE]
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