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PESTS:
CARPET
BEETLES
 There
are only two main types of Carpet beetles,
the Black and the Variegated.
Life-Cycle
- Female
adults lay eggs in dark, undisturbed
areas.
- Eggs
hatch into reddish-brown larvae. Each
larva is covered with tufted
hairs.
- It
is the larvae that cause the
damage.
- Once
fully fed the larvae change into an
immobile pupal state, then after
several weeks into adults.
Habits
and Habitats
- Adults
do not cause further damage, but they
often re-infest homes when they are
brought in on cut flowers.
- They
like to life in woollen materials,
felt, fur, upholstery, stuffed animals
as well as carpets.
- Infestations
usually occur in undisturbed areas,
such as below items of heavy furniture,
or the perimeter of
carpets.
- It
is possible for them to damage
synthetic carpets, especially if the
carpet is heavily soiled with food
debris or urine.
- They
do not carry disease organisms harmful
to man or animal, but are pests because
of the damage inflicted on materials in
homes.
Control
- Thorough
vacuuming of infected areas followed by
the application of a residual
insecticide spray will usually control
carpet beetles.
- Many
synthetic and woollen carpets are now
treated with insecticides as the time
of manufacture to make them resistant
to carpet beetle attack.
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South Australia. 5038.
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