Maggots on bedroom carpet

A

adamr7747

Joined
25 Apr 2009
Messages
166
Reaction score
1
Location
Somerset
Country
United Kingdom
Hi All,

I hope someone can help identify & solve a horrible vermin problem I've just discovered!

I just moved a bed and discovered a little writhing mass of small maggots (~5mm) under a toy which was lost under there. There was no apparent food source. I lifted the carpet and discovered more maggots between the carpet and the unused stone hearth it was covering.
Untitled

Untitled


The room is on the first floor, floorboards, with a stone gable wall at the end where the maggots were. We have lots of mosquitos at the moment and a general tenancy for cluster flies in the attic - though I've no idea if either thing is relevant at all.

Can anyone identify what they are, where they might have come from, what I should do to find any more and how to make sure they don't come back?

Thanks a lot,
Adam
 
Sponsored Links
my thought are they will only be near a food source i would assume what ever was above the toy may contain the food source check if its a devan bed under the material or in the close area

is there any smell ??
 
There's no smell. The toy was a synthetic stuffed carrot. There is (and was) nothing visible in the area which might be a food source, including the bed which has a brand new mattress.

I though maybe there was a dead mouse or something under the floorboards - but where the maggots were under the carpet is on the stone hearth!

Adam

P.S. I've done a bit of googling and obviously mosquitoes and cluster flies are nothing to do with it.
 
Sponsored Links
They seem grouped on a dark stain,something has died or been spilt there, maggots like a nice meat product.
 
There were two patches of maggots, about 2' apart. One on top of the carpet, one underneath the carpet and underlay. Both were under the bed, so there's no way anything could have been spilt there. I suppose there could have been some dead insects or something, but there's no trace of any remains. All very weird!

Adam
 
if you lift a floorboard and have a look you will probably see a dead mouse and more maggots on it.
 
There must be a food source. You say unused hearth - could a bird have falled down the chimney into the unused fire place?

clean it up - that should solve the problem.
 
A google suggests a synthetic stuffed carrot is a toy for dogs.

In that case, dog might have left something behind, or even dragged toy in its food bowl, which would attract flies?
 
adam - got any animals in the house? Could be flea larvae - they live in carpets.
 
Sorry, I didn't think of other potential interpretations of "toy"... It was a soft toy for a baby.

We do have 2 dogs, but they're not allowed upstairs.

The bird-down-the-chimney suggestion is possible I guess (if maggots "travel" away from the original food source).

Adam
 
sorry, I didn't think of other potential interpretations of "toy"

well it is a do it yourself forum
:LOL: :LOL:
 
adam - "how's about" carpet moth?

Oh, maybe I shouldn't have used that phrase during the current news climate.
 
D

DIYnot Local

Staff member

If you need to find a tradesperson to get your job done, please try our local search below, or if you are doing it yourself you can find suppliers local to you.

Select the supplier or trade you require, enter your location to begin your search.


Are you a trade or supplier? You can create your listing free at DIYnot Local

 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Sponsored Links

Similar threads

C
Discovery of maggots!
Replies
7
Views
1K
Deluks
Deluks
F
Water water everywhere - baffled by damp
Replies
5
Views
630
Harry Bloomfield
Harry Bloomfield
M
Damp please help!
Replies
1
Views
816
foxhole
foxhole
S
How do I put this room back together?
Replies
2
Views
219
Ivor Windybottom
I
BillyWillySilly
Insulation between floors - recommendations
Replies
3
Views
498
foxhole
foxhole
Back
Top