. Carpet beetles. Beetles. 2 LEAFLET 150, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE species. Adults of the common carpet beetle (fig. 4) have a dull- reddish band extending down the center of the back. The adults of the furniture carpet beetle (fig. 5) are mottled with patches of white, yellow, and black in varying design, and are white underneath. The adults of the varied carpet beetle (fig. 6) are smaller on an average. Figure 2.—Portion of a vacuum cleaner, showing the bristles of the brush on one edge and the felt on the other edge badly eaten by carpet beetle larvae. than those of the other species
. Carpet beetles. Beetles. 2 LEAFLET 150, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE species. Adults of the common carpet beetle (fig. 4) have a dull- reddish band extending down the center of the back. The adults of the furniture carpet beetle (fig. 5) are mottled with patches of white, yellow, and black in varying design, and are white underneath. The adults of the varied carpet beetle (fig. 6) are smaller on an average. Figure 2.—Portion of a vacuum cleaner, showing the bristles of the brush on one edge and the felt on the other edge badly eaten by carpet beetle larvae. than those of the other species; they resemble the furniture carpet beetle in that they are broadly oval and mottled, but they have scales of less brilliancy. The larvae, or grubs, of all these species, except the black carpet beetle, are more or less oval in shape. The larvae of the common carpet beetle and those of the furniture carpet beetle (fig. T) are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Back, E. A. (Ernest Adna), 1886-. Washington, U. S. Govt. Print. Off.
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