Insect of the Month: Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor) — Insects Limited — Insects Limited

Black Carpet Beetles are commonly found in processed foods such as, spices, biscuits, meal, four, seeds, and dog food, but can also attack horn, untreated hides, wool, hair, silk, and dead insects. The black carpet beetle is a common household pest.

Following the theme this month, this video shows the keys to identifying black carpet beetle larvae and adults as well as an explanation of their life, By Insects Limited, Inc.

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Attagenus unicolor - The Black Carpet Beetle

Intraspecific variation in the mitochondrial genomes of the black carpet beetle, Attagenus unicolor japonicus Reitter (1877) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) - ScienceDirect

Insect of the Month: Black Carpet Beetle (Attagenus unicolor) — Insects Limited — Insects Limited

Species Attagenus unicolor - Black Carpet Beetle

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Black Carpet Beetle Larva - Attagenus unicolor

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