In general, look out for carpet beetles in dark, enclosed spaces, like closets, chests, boxes and drawers. Carpet beetles can be found across the U.S. and nearly worldwide.

If you're finding brown specks in your home, they could be carpet beetle larvae. Here's how to identify and eliminate these pests from your space.

Carpet beetles are tiny insects that resemble ladybugs or bed bugs. Adults are quite small, less than 1/8-inch long in size, and oval in shape. Most have varying shades of brown, white, black ...

There are a few different types in the U.S., but Wang says the black carpet beetle is the most common. It’s small, black, oval, and 1/8 to 3/16 inches. Do carpet beetles bite?

That stage lasts for 8 to 14 days. Adult. An adult black carpet beetle is about 1/8 of an inch long and black. It can fly and crawl, much like all other types of beetles.

The varied carpet beetle’s life cycle is approximately eight to 12 months but can be extended depending on environmental conditions. The native habitat of this exotic invasive species is Europe ...