{"id":481,"date":"2013-12-06T01:27:56","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T01:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2014-01-18T13:02:25","modified_gmt":"2014-01-18T13:02:25","slug":"pest-guide-varied-carpet-beetles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/?page_id=481","title":{"rendered":"Pest Guide: Varied Carpet Beetles"},"content":{"rendered":"


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(Anthrenus verbasci)<\/b>
\nVaried carpet beetles get their name from the rainbow of color on their back surfaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Size<\/td>\nColor<\/td>\nLegs<\/td>\nShape<\/td>\nAntenanae<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/16″<\/td>\nBlack centers, with white, brown and yellow patches in an irregular arrangement<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nRound<\/td>\nTrue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Habitat<\/h2>\n

Varied carpet beetles are found in homes in attics, Oriental carpets, tapestries and wood-based wall-to-wall carpeting.<\/p>\n

Habits:<\/h3>\n

These pests enjoy dining on carpets, woolen fabrics, dead insects, furs, hides, feathers, horns, hair, silk and bones. It can take 249-354 days to three years for varied carpet beetles to grow from an egg to an adult.<\/p>\n

Control \/ Prevention<\/h2>\n

As with moths, to avoid varied carpet beetle infestations, store clothing in plastic containers. Dry clean clothing thoroughly before storing for long periods of time.<\/p>\n

Threats:<\/h3>\n

Varied carpet beetles feed on dead insects, but also feed on upholstery and carpet, so they can damage those materials. They can also damage clothing fabric.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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<< Back to Pest Guide: Fabric Pest (Anthrenus verbasci) Varied carpet beetles get their name from the rainbow of color on their back surfaces. Size Color Legs Shape Antenanae 1\/16″ Black centers, with white, brown and yellow patches in an irregular arrangement 6 Round True Habitat Varied carpet beetles are found in homes in attics, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":286,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"page-templates\/fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-481","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":486,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/481\/revisions\/486"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sharppestcontrol.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}