Where do carpet beetles live.
What do carpet beetle larvae skins look like.
Their larvae are grublike and covered with hairs.
Seeing these around your home is one sign of an infestation.
A typical larva top and shed skin bottom.
As noted earlier carpet beetle larvae feed on animal based materials especially wool felt fur silk feathers and leather.
You will notice shed skins that look like little shells.
However carpet beetles obviously cause carpet beetle dermatitis because that is where the name comes from.
Feeding damage caused by carpet beetles.
They are usually brown or tan and have white and tan stripes on their bodies.
The larvae have to molt several times in order to grow.
Carpet beetle larvae molt or shed their skins several times as they grow.
Depending on the specific species they can be tapered like a carrot or oval in shape.
Their most unique feature is the bristly hairs that are located on their backs.
They may look mottled with black brown and white or be solid black depending on the species.
They could just crawl on your skin and their hairs will cause it to have an allergic.
The best way to tell carpet beetle damage from clothes moth damage is to look for shed skins left behind by carpet beetle larvae.
Although the biting of carpet beetles can cause bad symptoms on your skin actual dermatitis comes from a skin allergy that you have to these beetles.