Carpet Beetles

These beetles appear in domestic situations infesting carpets, clothes, animal furs and skins (including stuffed specimens) and are often associated with bird nesting activity in eaves and roof spaces. This species and its relatives are particularly significant in domestic properties where they will damage the fibres of carpets, bedding and clothing, animal fur, skins and leather and sometimes the heads of sweeping brushes and mops.

If materials are heavily infested they should be removed and destroyed or otherwise disposed of. Infested areas should be cleaned thoroughly using a nozzle vacuum cleaner, concentrating on removing debris and larvae from cracks and crevices.