Dead Black Carpet Beetle

Attagenus unicolor is the scientific name for the black carpet beetle.

Dead black carpet beetle.

Mainly these include black carpet beetle varied carpet beetle furniture carpet beetle and common carpet beetle. These tiny black beetle bugs belong to the family dermestidae and their larvae can be a true household pest. This carpet beetle species can infest kitchen cabinets and clothing storage areas. A female black carpet beetle lays about ninety eggs at a time that hatch within 6 11 days if the weather is warm or 16 days if the weather is cool.

The black carpet beetle attagenus megatoma is a widely known stored product pest and one of the most destructive because of its potential damage to household products containing keratin which is a protein found in animal hair and feathers. There are many known species of carpet beetles. Varied carpet beetles are the smallest type of carpet beetle and have a slightly rounded shell. As they mature these bugs gradually become dark and black.

Like other carpet beetle species they feed on leather silk wool feathers and hair. Black carpet beetles may also consume dried meat plants and dead insects. Black carpet beetles are common in the northeastern united states. These tiny carpet beetles start out their adult life as white beetles.

The black carpet beetles usually infest the closet other apparel storage areas and the kitchen cabinets. Their size generally varies from 2 8 to 5 millimetres in length. Their wings are known as elytra and they are brownish black in color.