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- Size: 3 mm long.
- With patterns on the back makes color mixing.
- Larva: measuring 4-5 mm long. Brown and hairy.
- Cocoon: is formed in the last moult of the larva.
- Duration 10 to 30 days.
Lifecycle
- Carpet beetles enter houses to lay forty eggs, and be born one or two generations per year.
- The adults only live a week or two.
Habits
- The larvae curl on themselves when they are threatened. Their hairs can cause irritation to some people.
- The larvae are sometimes known as "woolly bears".
- Harmful frequent museums and houses. Adults feed outdoors often on Spiraea plants.
- The coupling takes place outdoors, after which the beetles fly to lay their eggs inside.
- It is often installed in the birds' nests.
Engineering extermination favors the use of environmentally friendly methods and biological products with low impact
