Black Rug Beetles

Brown fecal pellets about the size of a grain of salt.

Black rug beetles. The larval form feeds on natural fibres damaging carpets furniture and clothing. Adult beetles which are oval shaped can come in a range of colors and are just larger than the head of a pin. There are three types of carpet beetles the varied carpet beetles the black carpet beetles and the furniture carpet beetle. Color carpet beetle larvae.

The carpet beetles never bite or destroy anything it is their young ones you should blame. The larvae of varied carpet beetles have light and dark stripes on their bodies and are covered with dark hairs. Check dark secluded areas like basements and under carpets and rugs for signs such as. They may eat through your clothes rugs and furniture.

They can also sometimes cause an allergic reaction. The black carpet beetle attagenus unicolor is a 3 5 millimetre long 0 12 0 20 in beetle that can be a serious household pest the larvae grow to 7 mm 0 28 in in length are reddish brown in colour and covered with bristles. Pupation for the beetles lasts around one to two weeks and then adults live for an average of two months. Furniture carpet beetle larvae are white and then mature to a red or chestnut color with brown bands across the body.

Common carpet beetle larvae take between two and three months to reach pupation varied carpet beetle larvae may need up to two years and black carpet beetle larvae develop in the larval stage for six months to just under a year. As the carpet beetle grows its diet changes it starts consuming pollen and nectar from plants. Brown bristly shell like shed skins from the larvae.