. Carpet beetles. Beetles. CARPET BEETLES that is easily distinguished at a glance from the other species; it is golden, yellowish or chocolate brown, elongated, with a tuft of long brown hairs at the end of its body. Development and Habits Carpet beetles pass through the four usual stages of insect devel- opment—egg^ larva, pupa, and adult. The adult beetles fly readily, are attracted to daylight, and are often found crawling on window sills. They like sunlight and are frequently seen out of doors late in the spring feeding on the pollen of flowers. In city areas they undoubtedly fly from hou
. Carpet beetles. Beetles. CARPET BEETLES that is easily distinguished at a glance from the other species; it is golden, yellowish or chocolate brown, elongated, with a tuft of long brown hairs at the end of its body. Development and Habits Carpet beetles pass through the four usual stages of insect devel- opment—egg^ larva, pupa, and adult. The adult beetles fly readily, are attracted to daylight, and are often found crawling on window sills. They like sunlight and are frequently seen out of doors late in the spring feeding on the pollen of flowers. In city areas they undoubtedly fly from house to house on hot days. In a house a female seldom lays more than 100 eggs, which are placed in all sorts of situations, such as floor cracks, about baseboards, and in the pile of clothing and furniture Figure 5.—-Adult of the furniture carpet beetle. Twelve times natural 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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