Apple Cider Vinegar Borax Carpet. It is less expensive less astringent smell and is more appealing. Full strength vinegar can remove the stains though. More importantly despite vinegar being toxic and poisonous to the carpet beetle larvae it is 100 safe for humans to be.
Since carpet beetles are attracted to food and dust particles cleaning surfaces with vinegar will deter these pests and others like ticks and mites from feeding off them. An apple cider vinegar bath can help get rid of the mange mites.
You can also add it to water for use in your carpet steamer to blast away stains.
This is mainly because vinegar is not as expensive as the apple cider vinegar. Since carpet beetles are attracted to food and dust particles cleaning surfaces with vinegar will deter these pests and others like ticks and mites from feeding off them. You can also add it to water for use in your carpet steamer to blast away stains. Use white vinegar or apple cider vinegar to scrub away grime and food stains from clothes furniture and carpets.
