Carpet beetles don’t wanna leave me alone
Ive been at war with these little monsters since the beginning of last year’s summer. And they are just not leaving.
Last year they were in my couch (literally inside, they kept hiding in the gaps), in all 3 of my wardrobes, my pillows, my clothes, my laundry, I even found some dead ones in my cat’s tree. And it was crazy, I’d see 6 of them in one spot, spray them with the most chemical weapons I could find and an hour later I’d see 3 more making their way down my beautiful newly bought pillows.
After the summer ended, they also stopped appearing. This year I decided to act fast. I threw away most of my clothes that could work as their hiding spaces, I threw away my couch, all of my pillows and blankets - everything was OUT.
I have a new bed, new wardrobe, new clothes, new laundry baskets, new cat tree - every single thing in my apartment is new and cleaned EVERY SINGLE DAY.
And guess what? 20 minutes ago I was chilling on my bed and noticed a „stain” on my (also freshly painted) wall, I put on my glasses and the next thing I see? a carpet beetle. I didn’t know they could get on walls. But it looked just like the last ones.
I have lost this whole year because of the insanity and panic these guys brought onto me, I suffer from anxiety and seeing bugs everywhere made me spiral. And now its coming back.
I have no idea where they were hiding, as Ive left them absolutely no space but somehow they are still here - possibly in the walls or something.
HOW does one get rid of them for good without burning down my entire flat?
Also quick edit: I swear I have not seen a single adult that flew inside since the beginning of this season, as far as my uneducated ass things they don’t even appear till actual summer. Could it be something else? I didn’t get a photo since I absolutely smashed that bug to pieces the second I laid my eyes on it so Ive got absolutely no idea, but my trained eye genuinely believes its some kind of a carpet beetle that Ive dealt with last year.