Tiny Black Carpet Beetles

Black carpet beetle larvae are longer than many other carpet beetle larvae and are brown and gold in color.

Tiny black carpet beetles.

Because they feed on natural cloth fibers cereals and pet food most homes contain at least a few carpet beetles. They reproduce very slowly so rarely do they become noticeable or a great nuisance. Some are black or dark enough to appear black when observed with the human eye. A clump of golden hairs is located at the end of their bodies.

Attagenus unicolor is the scientific name for the black carpet beetle. Carpet beetles measure just 1 16 to 1 8 inches long about the size of a pinhead and vary in color. They feed on cloth fiber pet foods or cereals. Carpet beetles also are known as little black beetles and are most common around the house carpet.

These tiny black beetle bugs belong to the family dermestidae and their larvae can be a true household pest. Others might be mottled with spots of brown and black on a lighter background. Adult carpet beetles feed on flower pollen and do not damage woolens and other fabrics. They do not cause diseases nor bite human beings.

It s somehow hard to notice these insects due to their slow reproductive nature but you will find them in most homes. Adults do not cause damage indoors. These tiny carpet beetles start out their adult life as white beetles. Like many other beetles they are round or oval and convex like ladybugs.

The small black carpet beetle is an indoor invasive pest.