Very Small Carpet Beetles

They feed on cloth fiber pet foods or cereals.

Very small carpet beetles.

How can you get rid of the carpet beetles. Identification colour dark brown to black size from 2 mm to 5 mm long also known as furniture carpet beetles varied carpet beetles and black carpet beetles. Description all varieties of carpet beetle are oval in shape with chewing mouthparts and very short clubbed antennae. They are arachnids with eight legs which are too small to see with the naked eye.

You can clean the areas of infestation by cleaning it with alcohol. They do not cause diseases nor bite human beings. Because they feed on natural cloth fibers cereals and pet food most homes contain at least a few carpet beetles. Others might be mottled with spots of brown and black on a lighter background.

Carpet mites is a term which generally refers to a type of house dust mite which measures about one fourth of a millimeter. One variety of household pest that can fit the tiny black beetle description is the common carpet beetle. Carpet beetles measure just 1 16 to 1 8 inches long about the size of a pinhead and vary in color. If you see any holes in your clothes start washing them.

House mites are highly adapted to live inside your home. It s somehow hard to notice these insects due to their slow reproductive nature but you will find them in most homes. Spray the areas with alcohol. Carpet beetles also are known as little black beetles and are most common around the house carpet.

They reproduce very slowly so rarely do they become noticeable or a great nuisance.