Carpet beetle larvae can damage fabrics furnishings and clothing that contain cotton wool.
Carpet beetle clothes moth larvae.
Clothes moth and carpet beetle larvae feed in quiet dark areas closets attics bureau drawers storage trunks or boxes.
But larvae of the black carpet beetlefeed on both plant and animal products.
The larva is up to one fourth of an inch long and carrot shaped with a fan of long hairs on the tail end.
The carpet beetle larva is a fuzzy slow moving light brown or blackish worm about 1 4 inch long.
This species is considered both a fabric pest feeding on woolens and a stored product pest that infests grain.
The damage is often mistaken for clothes moth larvae attack.
Damage to fabrics and materials is caused only by the moth larvae grubs the adult moths do not feed.
The larvae caterpillars still graze the surface of woolens and will feed on other items including those made of hair fur silk or feathers.
Identifying and controlling clothes moths carpet beetles and silverfish clothes moths.
Items that are stored for long periods are especially at risk.
The damage it does is similar to that of the clothes moth larva but without webbing.
Such pests seldom infest items used on a regular basis.
The caterpillars are white with dark brown heads.