Black Carpet Beetle (Larva)

Indoor environments such as homes, warehouses, and mills; often found in carpets, upholstery, closets, and baseboards.

Scavengers that feed on organic materials, including wool, silk, fur, feathers, hair, dead insects, and stored dry grains.

Larvae are slow-moving and avoid light. They go through a complete metamorphosis, often spending months or even years in the larval stage depending on food availability and temperature.

They are serious household pests that can damage clothing, carpets, and fabrics. For humans, contact with larval hairs can cause dermatitis or allergic reactions in sensitive individuals.