Clothes moths today with less clothing and carpeting made of wool clothes moths are less common than they once were.
Carpet beetle clothes moth larvae.
They do not damage rugs and carpets in regular traffic areas or where routinely vacuumed.
Such pests seldom infest items used on a regular basis.
Carpet beetle larvae can damage fabrics furnishings and clothing that contain cotton wool.
But larvae of the black carpet beetlefeed on both plant and animal products.
The damage it does is similar to that of the clothes moth larva but without webbing.
The carpet beetle larva is a fuzzy slow moving light brown or blackish worm about 1 4 inch long.
The caterpillars are white with dark brown heads.
Damage to fabrics and materials is caused only by the moth larvae grubs the adult moths do not feed.
Clothes moth and carpet beetle larvae feed in quiet dark areas closets attics bureau drawers storage trunks or boxes.
The larva is up to one fourth of an inch long and carrot shaped with a fan of long hairs on the tail end.
The damage is often mistaken for clothes moth larvae attack.
Identifying and controlling clothes moths carpet beetles and silverfish clothes moths.
This species is considered both a fabric pest feeding on woolens and a stored product pest that infests grain.