The life cycle of the furniture carpet beetle is similar to the varied carpet beetle.
Furniture carpet beetle life cycle.
Furniture carpet beetle life cycle written by miko.
Usually carpet beetles can enter your home through open doors and windows by flying inside.
The complete life cycle requires four to 12 months depending upon the temperature.
During this period mating occurs and the eggs are laid either close to the human environs or in bird nests tree hollows and similar dry places where larvae can find their food.
Typically the furniture carpet beetle lays 60 eggs which take 9 to 16 days to hatch.
The life expectancy of the beetle is about two weeks.
They remain as pupae for 14 to 17 days before emerging as adults.
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The larvae live for 70 to 94 days before pupating.
Then the cycle begins anew.
Carpet beetles can lay their eggs indoors although they may also infest the nests of birds mice and other insects.
After mating near sources of light females can lay more than 100 eggs at a time which will hatch into larvae within seven to 35 days.
They are considered to be less harmful than larvae.
Carpet beetles reach their adult stage for about 9 months up to two years.
The life cycle of the carpet beetle begins when an adult female lays her eggs.