Seeing beetles especially larvae or their skin can be a sign that you have a carpet beetle infestation.
Carpet beetles black spots.
The black carpet beetle attagenus unicolor is a 3 5 millimetre long 0 12 0 20 in beetle that can be a serious household pest the larvae grow to 7 mm 0 28 in in length are reddish brown in colour and covered with bristles.
Their healthy diet comprises of dry foods like oats grains cereals and dry pet food.
Many people refer to beetles as types of bugs.
If you want to lure them out close the.
Even though all bugs and beetles are insects from an entomological perspective beetles are not bugs.
Carpet beetle larvae are generally on the shy side when it comes to behaviour which makes them hard to spot.
However they do not have a rounded shape and are shiny black with brownish legs.
The larval form feeds on natural fibres damaging carpets furniture and clothing.
These have more refined tastes.
Shy baby beetles coming out to play.
Others might be mottled with spots of brown and black on a lighter background.
These are the largest types of beetles and that s why they are more noticeable than their counterparts.
Carpet beetles measure just 1 16 to 1 8 inches long about the size of a pinhead and vary in color.
If you spot a pile of furry shed skin congratulations you are a proud owner of a carpet beetle colony.
If you do it s important to find where carpet beetles may be living or laying eggs.
Black carpet beetles attagenus unicolor.