…they are also carrion eaters, the more rotten the better. Your pet’s food, your fur coat, your leather Ugg boots…basically anything organic, protein based and preferably with a fatty content.
…they are drawn to protein based food sources.
The larvae for this insect don’t eat wood, but DO burrow holes in it, to hide/and or pupate. If you find something that looks similar, but is smaller (grain of rice size)…it’s more likely a Carpet Beetle, both insects are a bummer to be infested by. Larder Beetles and their larvae, are not tiny really…the larvae range from 3/4 to almost an inch in length. I read a lot of the comments, and many of the commenters, are definitely not seeing this particular insect in their homes…the sizes mentioned, locales, etc. Jeffrey Feiler Categories Pantry Beetles, Grain Weevils, Spider Beetles, Meal Worms and Carpet Beetles Southern PA has a zillion bugs, especially the annoying STINK BUG which I am convinced will survive nuclear holocaust, those things are more hearty then roaches. Nothing else survived the winters for the most part. Up there you had just mosquitoes and black flies (which ate my flesh and blood alot). I thought they didn’t look like wood eaters, but we just moved down to PA from NH. You should also check that bargain bag of dog food. Generally, you need to find the source of the infestation to rid yourself of pantry beetles and general extermination is just a waste of money as it cannot target the source, especially if the Larder Beetles are in edible foods. You may also need to check your trophy stag heads hanging above the fireplace or the bearskin rug on the floor in the den. According to BugGuide, this cosmopolitan species will eat food stuff and museum specimens. It is time to clean out the pantry and search for the source of your Larder Beetle, Dermestes lardarius, infestation. Your wooden house is safe, but you are sharing your food. South Central Pennsylvania Larder Beetles We live in a timber frame home from the early 1970s. I want to spray for these and I am fearful that they are wood eaters. We normally find them in the morning laying on their backs on the hardwood floor. The bugs look like a beetle type, they are small dark brown almost black, with a white or yellow band on their backs. We have been finding these bugs in our kitchen and family room area.
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