Carpet beetles are small, oval-shaped insects. These beetles infest carpets, woolen fabrics, and stored food products. The larvae of carpet beetles are destructive and damage household items. The larva are feeders on silk, woolen items, furs, hair, hides of animals, bird nests, skin that has fallen from our bodies, bees’ nests, dead rodents, When a carpet beetle problem is discovered it is generally a secondary problem. The cause of the carpet beetle infestation may be from a mouse or rat infestation, or a bird, squirrel, or other rodent problem that keeps the carpet beetle in an abundance of food.
