If carpet beetles keep coming back after treatment consider looking in air ducts for dusty debris and in the attic for animal nests or carcasses.
Carpet beetle pesticide.
The black carpet beetle usually lays 90 eggs more than either of the other two carpet beetles.
There are three common species of carpet beetles in michigan homes.
These pests enjoy dining on carpets woolen fabrics dead insects furs hides feathers horns hair silk and bones.
The carpet beetle the varied carpet beetle and.
It can take 249 354 days to three years for varied carpet beetles to grow from an egg to an adult.
Great care should be taken when using these poisons in the home.
Delta dust multi use pest control insecticide dust 1 lb based on deltamethrin it covers about 2 000 sq ft.
The eggs hatch after 9 to 16 days and the larvae live for 166 to 330 days before pupating.
Be sure to read and follow all the instructions and safety precautions found on the pesticide label before using any pesticide.
Many of us have seen them but few people know what these miniscule insects are actually capable of.
In california and other arid areas the black carpet beetle is a more serious pest for stored products e g grains flours cereals than a fabric pest.