The adults are 1 16 to 1 8 inch long and oval shaped.
Carpet beetle larvae baseboards.
Carpet beetle larvae prefer to feed in dark undisturbed protected places.
Carpet beetle larvae are repelled by light and tend to burrow deep into wool upholstery or other materials to feed.
The pests can also proliferate on bird nests animal carcasses and dead insects cluster flies lady beetles stink bugs wasps etc which tend to be associated with attics chimneys basements and light fixtures.
Use a flashlight and nail file to check in such places as under baseboards in and under upholstered furniture piano felts air ducts stuffed animal trophies stored cereals bird nests under eaves rodent nests wasp nests in attics dead birds or rodents in wall.
The varied carpet beetle anthrenus verbasci is a 3 mm long beetle belonging to the family dermestidae they are a common species often considered a pest of domestic houses and particularly natural history museums where the larvae may damage natural fibers and can damage carpets furniture clothing and insect collections.
Because carpet beetle larvae are bigger than.
Verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an.
Carpet beetles can also thrive on lint hair and debris accumulating under baseboards and inside floor vents and ducts.