The wing cover surface is patterned with brown yellow and white scales.
Varied carpet beetle larvae in missouro.
Adult varied carpet beetles can be found outdoors where they feed on pollen from a variety of flowers.
The varied carpet beetle anthenus verbasci is the most commonly encountered carpet beetle in missouri.
Their larvae however can become pests inside homes universities and museums.
I think this is a varied carpet beetle location.
They re covered with bristles and shed their skin as they grow.
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.
The wing cover surface is patterned with brown yellow and white scales.
Larvae young carpet beetles are 1 8 to 1 4 inch long and tan or brownish.
I m pretty sure they are the varied carpet beetle but am hoping there is a chance they are not so please identify.
The adult beetle is a rounded oval convex and about 1 8 inch long.
Carpet beetle adult left and larva right.
Carpet beetle adult left and larva right.
Carpet beetles are more of a threat to your.
The varied carpet beetle anthenus verbasci is the most commonly encountered carpet beetle in missouri.
The larvae molt 7 8 times feed and develop over a period of a year or more depending on environmental conditions.
They are so small they are often overlooked.
The eggs hatch within a 2 week time period.
The adult beetle is a rounded oval convex and about 1 8 inch long.
In the spring female varied carpet beetles lay approximately 25 to 100 eggs each.
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.
