Carpet Beetles Cereal

Carpet beetle larvae are the real danger inside your home.

Carpet beetles cereal. Carpet beetle larva feeding on a wool sports jacket. Carpet beetles are about 1 8th to 3 16th of an inch in size and look like small fuzzy worms or little dark beetles. Some carpet beetles may become pantry pests by invading cereal grain products. Carpet beetles are more of a threat to your clothes and rugs than to you.

Inside a home adult carpet beetles will primarily feed on cereals rice and flour if they eat at all. When you see them crawling around it is time to look for their babies. Adults are black with brown legs somewhat shiny oval and about 1 8 to 3 16 inch long. Boxes of flour grains nuts and cereal are just some places they like to.

Plant based materials cereal pet food bird seed etc stored in kitchens and basements or cached by rodents are other possible sources of carpet beetles. Some species may infest seeds cereal pet food and other plant based items and come in with those. Carpet beetles feed on wool hair silk felt leather cereal pasta and nuts carpets rugs blankets and other household fabrics. Warning dust formulas may adversely affect people with respiratory problems.