Carpet Beetle Varieties

Most species of carpet beetle measure 1 to 4 mm in length as adults.

Carpet beetle varieties. You can also use sticky traps without a hormone to catch beetles particularly ones flying through the windows. The common name of the beetle species attagenus unicolor is black carpet beetle. 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. You can buy traps from pest control or pesticide supply stores or online.

There are approximately 500 to 700 species worldwide. Verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an. Three distinct golden hairs are located upon the abdomen at this. These small dark colored beetles are an invasive pest in many homes.

Black white and yellow patterned coloration some species of carpet beetle may also exhibit orange coloration. Their larvae can chew through fabric damaging clothing furniture coverings and carpets. Check the traps 1 2 times a week. Their bodies are oval shaped.

Dermestidae are a family of coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles other common names include larder beetle hide or leather beetles carpet beetles and khapra beetles. Hormone or pheromone based traps are specific to the kind of carpet beetle species you have. The varied carpet beetle anthrenus verbasci the furniture carpet beetle anthrenus flavipes and the black carpet beetle attagenus unicolor.