Tiny Black Carpet Beetles

Black carpet beetle larvae are longer than many other carpet beetle larvae and are brown and gold in color.

Tiny black carpet beetles.

These tiny carpet beetles start out their adult life as white beetles. One variety of household pest that can fit the tiny black beetle description is the common carpet beetle. Adult carpet beetles feed on flower pollen and do not damage woolens and other fabrics. A clump of golden hairs is located at the end of their bodies.

It s somehow hard to notice these insects due to their slow reproductive nature but you will find them in most homes. These tiny black beetle bugs belong to the family dermestidae and their larvae can be a true household pest. They reproduce very slowly so rarely do they become noticeable or a great nuisance. They do not cause diseases nor bite human beings.

The small black carpet beetle is an indoor invasive pest. Carpet beetles measure just 1 16 to 1 8 inches long about the size of a pinhead and vary in color. They feed on cloth fiber pet foods or cereals. Black carpet beetle larvae can survive up to 640 days and adults can live for a couple of months.

Attagenus unicolor is the scientific name for the black carpet beetle. Adults do not cause damage indoors. Others might be mottled with spots of brown and black on a lighter background. Like many other beetles they are round or oval and convex like ladybugs.

Because they feed on natural cloth fibers cereals and pet food most homes contain at least a few carpet beetles.