Household Casebearer

Commonly found inside residential homes, garages, and sheds, often on walls or under furniture in humid climates.

Larvae feed on spider webs, hair, wool, silk, and organic debris such as dead insects.

The larva constructs a cigar-shaped or pumpkinseed-shaped case made of silk, sand, and dust which it carries as it crawls. It can poke its head out from either end of the case to feed or move.

They are considered a minor domestic pest. While they are harmless to humans and pets, they can occasionally damage natural fiber clothing or carpets if present in large numbers.