Carpet Beetles Cereal

The black carpet beetle attagenus unicolor is one of the most common and widespread carpet beetles in the united states figure 1.

Carpet beetles cereal.

Adults are black with brown legs somewhat shiny oval and about 1 8 to 3 16 inch long. Boxes of flour grains nuts and cereal are just some places they like to. Some carpet beetles may become pantry pests by invading cereal grain products. Carpet beetles feed on wool hair silk felt leather cereal pasta and nuts carpets rugs blankets and other household fabrics.

Carpet beetle larva feeding on a wool sports jacket. Carpet beetle larvae are the real danger inside your home. Carpet beetles are about 1 8th to 3 16th of an inch in size and look like small fuzzy worms or little dark beetles. Carpet beetles are more of a threat to your clothes and rugs than to you.

Inside a home adult carpet beetles will primarily feed on cereals rice and flour if they eat at all. Those adult carpet beetles are more of a warning sign than a danger. Some species may infest seeds cereal pet food and other plant based items and come in with those. Concealed areas e g cuffs collars fabric folds are often preferred.