Carpet Beetle Feeding Damage and Signs Adults are More Obvious But Larvae are the Problem

摘要

Four different species of carpet beetles in the dermestid family can be common pests in homes and other buildings where the larvae feed primarily on materials of animal origin such as hair, hides, woolens, felt, and feathers. Because they also feed occasionally on stored foods, carpet beetle larvae are common in corners, under furniture, and behind baseboards where they happily feed on accumulated pet hair, lint, skin flakes, and miscellaneous household crumbs and debris. Like the hide beetle or the larder beetle (related dermestids), carpet beetles will also infest carcasses, dead insects, and miscellaneous debris in animal, wasp, or bee nests.