Carpet Beetle
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macro shot of a varied carpet beetle on a white daisy

One of the most common big black beetles found in the yard is the black carpet beetle Attagenus.

How To Get Rid of Carpet Beetles

close up of a carpet beetle

One way to deter carpet beetles from your clothes is to allow sunlight into your closet.

Carpet beetles are highly destructive to fabrics and furniture.

To protect one's clothing from carpet beetles one should store clothes in an airtight container before storing them.

Coloring is one of the easiest ways to identify a carpet beetle.

These carpet beetle larvae look alot like tiny fuzzy caterpillars