[stevegunn]

No pets or kids only in one spot

[Morph]

Moth infestation mate.
Lift up, look underneath, all round edges of carpet, I bet you will find empty/or even live cases in chrysalis stage.

[chemoclean]

Looks like she's had something standing there which has caused the latex backing to fail causing the pile fibres to free.

In any event, the carpet is not fitted correctly at edges, looks very old and is only good for uplifting and throwing away.

Jim

[john rees]

I think I can see moth cases in the first pic?

[angela carlton]

Looks more, to me, like there's been a paint spill which has been cleaned with a solvent, causing the ahhesive to break down.

But what would a woman know?

Angie

[Dean Haywood]

looks to irregular for insect problem, i agree with above, possible paint spill. I think i can see paint residue on the fibres on the close up, also a couple of areas on the bottom  & the right side of the first photo seem to have paint smears.

Dean

[steve cardy]

looks like moth to me

[richie]

I went out to a customer last month that had a VERY SIMALAR problem.  I told the customer that i thought it may be a moth/insect problem.  Seemed very odd though the way it had gone.  Im not sure what the outcome was.

Richie.

[craigp]

it is without doubt, moths.

[COLIN BRIGHT]

pehaps she Pi***d on it herself

[chemoclean]

In any event, whatever it is, its certainly un-repairable & certainly un-cleanable. A piece could be heat bonded or hand sewn in as its in a corner of the room - but that's another thread!

Jim

[craigp]

any way must hav been a undisturbed place like under a bed, prehaps she could put whatever furniture was there, back,

and this time vac under it regular! lazy gits

and tell her the adult moth may return to same site so watch out for the next generation.

its the larvea does the damage. they only need vacing up before they hatch.

[flyfish]

looks like that's where she makes her husband stand when he's been a naughty boy lol 

[craigp]

with a gimp mask and a lead.

[vangaurd]

skip problem will it fit in ?sorry nm8 but it has been eaten by moths

[The Great One]

Hi steve

It is 100% a moth Infestation.

I did a rug last month (70 years old) which had exactly the same damage.

Sprayed with an anti microbial, brushed through with a soft nylon brush, left overnight and then vacced out, retreated and did the same again.

Tell your customer that they might have migrated to other parts of the carpet/ house and to get the whole lot done. Or replace of course?

Regards

Martin

[Buster Ingram]

Need more info needed Steve is the carpet wool /nylon, were is the carpet fitted and on what floor ground or first? (concrete or boards?)
First impression looks like moths but looking closer I'd say not

[angela carlton]

I've asked my husband about this and in twenty years, he can't ever recollect coming across a moth problem, in carpets, besides, the carpet is clearly an inexpensive synthetic with th pile held by adhesive.

You can also see, quite clearly, the difference in colour, which would again suggest an attempt to clean off paint, perhaps with to much solvent, or too much vigour.

Angie

[craigp]

you can see new paint, i think moving furniture for decorating is how its been discovered, which makes sense cus moths only lay eggs undisturbed places,
and it looks like a wool carpet to me, a 10 + year old one, hence the colour.

i have seen moths, lots even still live larvea, it looks just like that.

i never seen chemical of any kind do this.

[steve cardy]

Although moth damage is more common in wool carpets they do  sometimes eat the proteins in synthetic carpets.
It could be damage from solvents but you would expect someone to apply the chem in one specific spot and then rub and then stop when they find the carpet comoing away from the backing.