Infestation Identification

[Dusty Bin]

Can you please help me identify the infestation I have found in the loft of a house I’m currently visiting?

I’d like to post a picture but how do I do this?

[Buenchico]

Upload your photo to here
https://imgbb.com/

Copy the link that's provided and then post it in a thread here.

[Dusty Bin]

Thanks. Hope this works…

https://ibb.co/V96Ljv8

[Dusty Bin]

Here’s another

https://ibb.co/fnDWZH6

[dannyk13]

Fly maggots?
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/maggot

[Barsel]

I thought they might be woodworm.
https://www.violinschool.com/knowledgebase/could-you-tell-if-there-was-woodworm-in-your-violin/

[carrot99]

They look like the little bags that clothes moth larvae hatch from. See case making clothes moths.

[Dusty Bin]

Thanks, but I don’t think they’re fly maggots nor woodworm. They’re not like segmented larvae and they’re all not moving. They are all white, sort of cocoon-like and a small proportion of them have something yellow emerging from one end. They’re smaller than a fingernail and they’re all over the wood not eating into it. I’ll try and post another picture but the resolution on my phone’s camera isn’t brilliant.

[Dusty Bin]

https://ibb.co/THSzyyq

Just seen your post re clothes moths. Thanks!

[Dusty Bin]

When searching for case bearing clothes moths, an image appeared that linked to the following

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/24/pests-moths-carpets

This could be them!

[carrot99]

At least it's only moths, although they are a devil to eradicate. Tell the owners to get all the carpets and clothes out the loft and inspect them carefully for moths and larvae.

[Dusty Bin]

Thanks. Currently lifting all the mats in the loft ready for a clean out. Just the one owner of this property, a widow, whose husband used to look after such issues.