Dead Carpet Beetles On Window Sills

I have these bugs on my window sills and in my books nearby.

Dead carpet beetles on window sills.

I think they are coming from a storage area in my bas. They are not bed bugs and i would be happy to know they are book lice. Seriously though if you ve done everything i ve suggested and you re still seeing adult carpet beetles on your window sills or crawling around in your kitchen it s probably time you called a pest control professional. You re the incompetent one.

You can find them dead on windowsills or caught up in spider webs near lights see why are those tiny beetles crawling up my walls. Tiny beetles slowly climbing walls or dead at windowsills. At this time carpet beetles are climbing walls and flying to windows. I thought for a minute i might have bed bugs.

Adult carpet beetles are attracted to light and can be found near light fixtures and window sills. Once the larvae become adult beetles they are able to fly and are attracted to light. After the larvae pupate and the adult beetles emerge in early spring they are attracted to light in an attempt to get outside to mate. Remember carpet beetle larvae cause damage not adult carpet beetles so if you see adult carpet beetles in the home you should look in dark areas for larvae.

With a cloth dipped in a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. They are drawn to windows and typically try to find their way outside. For tough stains or in. We have seen them flying around lamps in the evening in our basement family room.

So what do carpet beetles look like anyway. In fact finding adults on your window sills is usually the first sign of an infestation and by then there is plenty of damage already done. Since carpet beetles are attracted to food and dust particles cleaning surfaces with vinegar will deter these pests and others like ticks and mites from feeding off them. When i read about book lice i thought this is it however these bugs are in my bed that i recently moved next to the window and they bite like crazy.