The black carpet beetle usually lays 90 eggs more than either of the other two carpet beetles.
Carpet beetle stages of life.
All species of carpet beetles undergo complete metamorphosis passing through the egg larval and pupal stages before developing into adults most carpet beetles develop up to four generations yearly while varied and black carpet beetles develop only one.
The pupal stage lasts for 8 to 14 days.
When a carpet beetle reaches the end of its carpet beetle larval stage it pupates in its final skin.
This development typically occurs in the spring and it can last for six to 24 days before the adult emerges.
They then go through a diapause or dormancy period before this happens before the pupation stage begins.
Carpet beetles remain inactive over the course of this process hidden behind wood trim and in unused clothing or blankets.
The better the weather condition the faster a carpet beetle will grow.
Depending on how cold or hot the surrounding environment is a carpet beetle takes four months to a year to develop from the egg stage all the way to the adult stage.
Dormancy period also depends on favorable environmental conditions.
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The life cycle of carpet beetles carpet beetles undergo full metamorphosis which includes going through the egg larva pupa as well as adult stages.
The eggs hatch after 9 to 16 days and the larvae live for 166 to 330 days before pupating.