CARPET BEETLES

METAMORPHOSIS

• All species of carpet beetles go through complete metamorphosis
• The female beetle lays her eggs inside or in a birds nest, and about
• 100 at a time. The eggs hatch within 7-35 days. In both the larvae
• and pupal stage, the beetles feed on feathers, silk, fur and wool.
• Adults emerge in the summer or spring and thrive inside.

DEFENCES

• They are able to find food almost anywhere.
• They move randomly, so you don't know if you have gotten all
• of the beetles.

HELPFUL OR HARMFUL?

• Harmful definitely. But not in the way you might think.
• They don't really help, but they eat away furniture,
• and other things made of natural specimens.

HERE IS HOW SMALL IT IS

SOURCES

• orkin.com
• answers.yahoo.com
• bugspray.com

BY: MIKELLA