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07-01-2009, 04:33 PM
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| | | Re: Help! - Beetles in the bedroom!
This beetle is one of the Anobiidae Anobium punctatum by the looks of it, as I said earlier. This is not a carpet beetle.
This is a varied carpet beetle Anthrenus verbasci though. 
Neither are black carpet beetles Attagenus unicolor |
07-01-2009, 04:42 PM
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| | | Re: Help! - Beetles in the bedroom!
Sorry Jemma, it's not.
Really though, if you can't find holes or damage, I wonder if they're only newly colonising - in which case probably the best thing you can do is despatch with the adults as-and-when you find them... that'll dent their attempt. I hope.
Good luck
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07-01-2009, 06:39 PM
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| | | Re: Help! - Beetles in the bedroom!
This is a carpet beetle and looks similar to your first pic.Hope it helps Sorry i am not quite used to uploading pics yet. |
07-01-2009, 07:25 PM
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| | | Re: Help! - Beetles in the bedroom!
There seems to be some confusion between the two, the most simple way is the antenna, carpet beetles has short antenna, the woodworm has antenna about 3 times the length of the carpet beetles this can be seen in the photos. |
07-01-2009, 08:04 PM
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| | | Re: Help! - Beetles in the bedroom!
Thankyou Dogghound.
Anyway Jemma,hope you get sorted |
08-01-2009, 12:17 PM
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| | | Re: Help! - Beetles in the bedroom!
Good news - I finally found the source of the beetles. I found all the larvae inside a shoe box at the bottom of my wardrobe where there was a set of dried flowers/herbs in a packet!
Would still be interested to know what they were but at least they are gone now!
Thanks for everyone's assistance |
08-01-2009, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JemmaD  Good news - I finally found the source of the beetles. I found all the larvae inside a shoe box at the bottom of my wardrobe where there was a set of dried flowers/herbs in a packet!
Would still be interested to know what they were but at least they are gone now!
Thanks for everyone's assistance |
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