carpet beetle uk::The larvae feed on dry materials and dead insects carpet beetle uk

carpet beetle uk

carpet beetle uk

carpet beetle uk::The larvae feed on dry materials and dead insects.
They have been known to reduce museum collections to piles of dust.
Habitat: woods, parks, gardens and sometimes inside houses.
Special features: the adult beetles sometimes appear on walls and window sills in spring and early summer.
The patterns can vary, but they mostly feature a zigzag of light and dark colouration.
The females like to fly inside houses to lay their eggs.
There can be up to 100 eggs, and when they hatch, the young feed on woolen clothing and carpets, especially soiled materials.
carpet beetle uk::The body is strongly convex, rather like the ladybird
beetle and is characterised by the pattern of yellow, black and whitish
scales on the body carpet beetle uk