Brown Carpet Beetle Larvae

Colour ranges from dark brown to light brown.

Brown carpet beetle larvae.

Most species of carpet beetle measure 1 to 4 mm in length as adults. Carpet beetles can also thrive on lint hair and debris accumulating under baseboards and inside floor vents and ducts. The larva of the carpet beetle is covered in visible thick brown stripes. Signs of an infestation.

Black white and yellow patterned coloration some species of carpet beetle may also exhibit orange coloration. Larvae typically are light brown to black and covered in dense sometimes barbed hairs. The larvae of carpet beetles are referred to as woolly bears. Carpet beetle larvae vary depending on species but many measure 4 to 5 mm in length and have coarse hairs on their bodies.

It grows up to 5 mm in length. The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches. Hairs visible upon their backs easily identify carpet beetle larvae. Larvae young carpet beetles are 1 8 to 1 4 inch long and tan or brownish.

The pests can also proliferate on bird nests animal carcasses and dead insects cluster flies lady beetles stink bugs wasps etc which tend to be associated with attics chimneys basements and light fixtures. They have an elongated body which is covered in hair or large setae. They are generally carrot shaped to oval shaped and brown to tan in color with white and tan stripes. Their bodies are oval shaped.

Black carpet beetle larvae are covered with short stiff hairs and have a bristle like tail and the varied larvae are covered with dense tufts which extend upright as a natural defense.