Larvae young carpet beetles are 1 8 to 1 4 inch long and tan or brownish.
Varied carpet beetle larvae in missouri.
Adult varied carpet beetles can be found outdoors where they feed on pollen from a variety of flowers.
As well as on plant products such as rye meal corn red pepper and other similar materials.
The wing cover surface is patterned with brown yellow and white scales.
The larva of the carpet beetle is covered in visible thick brown stripes.
Threats varied carpet beetles feed on dead insects but also feed on upholstery and carpet so they can damage those materials.
The varied carpet beetle anthenus verbasci is the most commonly encountered carpet beetle in missouri.
They have zig zag bands of yellow white brown and black on their wing coverings.
They are so small they are often overlooked.
Their larvae however can become pests inside homes universities and museums.
They are quite common in nests of birds and spiders on dead animals and in insect collections.
I m pretty sure they are the varied carpet beetle but am hoping there is a chance they are not so please identify.
Missouri february 20 2012 1 01 am hi we recently moved into a house and i have been finding these in my house along with larvae in the carpets.
Varied carpet beetle larvae are scavengers.
Depending on food sources and climate larvae may take over a year to develop into adults.
Varied carpet beetles are found in homes in attics oriental carpets tapestries and wood based wall to wall carpeting.
Carpet beetle larvae are able to mature under a variety of humidity levels and temperatures although they tend to avoid bright areas.
The eggs hatch within a 2 week time period.
They have an elongated body which is covered in hair or large setae.
The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches.
They re covered with bristles and shed their skin as they grow.
They feed on a variety of animal products such as woolens carpets hides feathers horns bone and insect pupae.
The larvae of carpet beetles are referred to as woolly bears.
Verbasci was also the first insect to be shown to have an.
In the spring female varied carpet beetles lay approximately 25 to 100 eggs each.
It grows up to 5 mm in length.
Carpet beetle adult left and larva right.
I think this is a varied carpet beetle location.
The larvae molt 7 8 times feed and develop over a period of a year or more depending on environmental conditions.
The adult beetle is a rounded oval convex and about 1 8 inch long.
In spring female carpet beetles lay 25 to 100 eggs which hatch into larvae within two weeks.
