• Source: Attagenus pellio

Attagenus pellio, the fur beetle or carpet beetle, is a pest which damages stored products such as furs, skins, textiles and grain.
It is a 4–6 mm-long oval shaped insect with two patches of white hair on the elytra. Their larvae, sometimes known as 'woolly bears' are honey-coloured and around ¼ inch long. The eggs are often laid in birds' nests, especially those of sparrows under the eaves. Thus they can invade homes where they live in floorboard cracks where wool or organic matter gathers. Nests of mice can also act as homes and food for the beetles.




See also


Home stored product entomology




References






External links


Dermestidae of the World Habitus and antennae of the male.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Attagenus pellio
• Attagenus
• Carpet beetle
• List of beetle species of Great Britain
• Coleoptera in the 10th edition of Systema Naturae
• Home-stored product entomology
• List of beetles of Ireland