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Varied carpet beetle washington state.
Adult varied carpet beetles can be found outdoors where they feed on pollen from a variety of flowers.
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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.
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The varied carpet beetle is a 3 mm long beetle belonging to the family dermestidae.
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The varied carpet beetle is a common household pest.
Their larvae however can become pests inside homes universities and museums.
Varied carpet beetles are found in homes in attics oriental carpets tapestries and wood based wall to wall carpeting.
They are so small they are often overlooked.
They are most easily diagnosed as larvae which are often elongate and quite hairy or with distinctive tufts of hair especially at the end of the body.
Threats varied carpet beetles feed on dead insects but also feed on upholstery and carpet so they can damage those materials.
These are small elongate or oval beetles ranging from 1 10 to 1 3 inch long for most species found in stored products and varying in color and color pattern.
They have zig zag bands of yellow white brown and black on their wing coverings.