Dead Carpet Beetles On Window Sills

Adult carpet beetles are attracted to light and can be found near light fixtures and window sills.

Dead carpet beetles on window sills.

Once the larvae become adult beetles they are able to fly and are attracted to light. We have seen them flying around lamps in the evening in our basement family room. 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. For tough stains or in.

I have these small brownish hard shell winged bugs all over my window sill and sliding door track. At this time carpet beetles are climbing walls and flying to windows. I have these bugs on my window sills and in my books nearby. 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.

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. They are drawn to windows and typically try to find their way outside. I thought for a minute i might have bed bugs. Wipe surfaces like coat hangers shelves cupboards drawers window sills etc.

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. With a cloth dipped in a solution of equal parts vinegar and water.

Tiny beetles slowly climbing walls or dead at windowsills. 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. 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.