Dead Carpet Beetles On Window Sills

At this time carpet beetles are climbing walls and flying to windows.

Dead carpet beetles on window sills.

We have seen them flying around lamps in the evening in our basement family room. I have these small brownish hard shell winged bugs all over my window sill and sliding door track. Once the larvae become adult beetles they are able to fly and are attracted to light. 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.

I thought for a minute i might have bed bugs. I think they are coming from a storage area in my bas. I clean them everyday and the next day there are several more. 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. For tough stains or in. They are not bed bugs and i would be happy to know they are book lice. They are drawn to windows and typically try to find their way outside.

With a cloth dipped in a solution of equal parts vinegar and water. 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. You re the incompetent one. Wipe surfaces like coat hangers shelves cupboards drawers window sills etc.

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. So what do carpet beetles look like anyway. Tiny beetles slowly climbing walls or dead at windowsills. 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.