. Control of household insects and related pests. Household pests; Insect pests. Larva Varied Carpet H Adult Beetle, Anthrenus verbasci (Linn.). Size: I I Larva body length Black Carpet Beetl Adult e, Attagenus piceus (Oliv.) All damage is done by the larvae. Lar- vae of the varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci Linn., and the bird-nest carpet beetle, Anthrenus lepidus Lee, are short, robust, and stubby, and have the hairs arranged in a neat pattern. Larvae of the black carpet beetle, Attagenus piceus Oliv., are elongate, reddish brown above, pale beneath, and have a tuft of very long hairs

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. Control of household insects and related pests. Household pests; Insect pests. Larva Varied Carpet H Adult Beetle, Anthrenus verbasci (Linn.). Size: I I Larva body length Black Carpet Beetl Adult e, Attagenus piceus (Oliv.) All damage is done by the larvae. Lar- vae of the varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci Linn., and the bird-nest carpet beetle, Anthrenus lepidus Lee, are short, robust, and stubby, and have the hairs arranged in a neat pattern. Larvae of the black carpet beetle, Attagenus piceus Oliv., are elongate, reddish brown above, pale beneath, and have a tuft of very long hairs at the tail end. Adult carpet beetles are small, oval, somewhat flattened insects with short legs. The varied and bird-nest carpet beetle adults are about % inch long and are mottled black, brownish, and white. The black carpet beetle adult is about yi6 inch long and is all black. The adults fly readily and are at- tracted to daylight so may collect at win- dows. During their active period in the spring, they gather in large numbers on flowers where they feed on pollen and nectar. Adult beetles in the home during the spring do not necessarily indicate an infestation, but should alert the home- owner that larvae may be present. The larvae prefer dark, undisturbed locations and, depending upon the spe- cies, such food as unprocessed hair, feathers, wool, fur, dried animal prod- ucts, pollen, and certain cereal products. Because of this, bird, rodent, and insect nests, and animals' bedding places fur- nish excellent natural breeding areas. These natural breeding places are im- portant sources of infestations. Most household furnishings and cloth- ing subject to attack are less suitable as a food for carpet beetles than are the raw products from which they are made. Some processed goods are such poor food sources that the larvae develop on them with great difficulty, if at all. Although carpet beetles ordinarily damage material made from animal prod- ucts, under certain conditions