Comments on: Larder beetle

By: Sabina

Sabina — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:16:10 +0000

i have hundreds of these little blighters! i live on the 7th floor in a flat so i dont have a clue how they have got in, but they are in evry room. like others have commented, there favorate place is my laundry basket! also i find them down the crevices of my sofa. i see more of the larvae than the beetles themselfs, im due to move soon into a house and im scared of taking any furniture with me incase they follow, creepy looking things and i cant stand them!! is there no way of completley elliminating them?

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:48:22 +0000

Rebecca: There is a lot of discussion about how to get rid of this sort of beetle over here, on my Carpet Beetle Larva page. It basically boils down to eliminating food sources, keeping things dry, and vacuuming in crevices and under furniture. Incidentally, if my experience with our two daughters is any indication, your son is going to eat lots of worse things than the occasional beetle over the next year or so. I'd recommend trying not to think about it too much.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:58:50 +0000

Hi! I am also wondering what is the BEST way to get rid of them. I want them gone. It makes me feel gross to know there is bugs in my house. I don’t like thinking that my 11 month old can find them and maybe stick it in his mouth. Please help

By: charlotte

charlotte — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:23:11 +0000

i had some last year and they went away it wasnt a big deal… but now there everywhere! i find theyre nasty larvae under the couch and i vacuum and clean but u cant clean every crack and crevice especially when i have 2 kids who bring crumbs everywhere they go… they also like my laundry… can they be living in my couch… i am moving and have been packing and washing everything can they get inside my packed boxes? i dont have any pets or animal carcasses or flies i dont understand why theres so many…

By: Simon

Simon — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:05:30 +0000

Am Simon from Kenya, am a business man who deals with collection and preservation of dead beetles of various species e.g fornasinius, blue Dicronrrhina, Cetonidae, cerambycidae, Buprestidae and Lucanidae among others
I would like to submit my written request for a supply of the above mentioned species of insects
thanking you in advance
Simon Muchira

By: Beetle613

Beetle613 — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:53:50 +0000

How cute, it’s a beetle! Look at the cute little thing! Look at the cute little beetle thing!

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:55:35 +0000

Stephanie: Well, carpets are pretty filthy things (even carpets that are cleaned carefully have a lot of embedded dirt down where you can’t see it, and dirt filters down into the padding as well), so removing them certainly won’t hurt.

Personally, I dislike having carpets. They are a tremendous hassle to keep clean, and for not much benefit.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:20:59 +0000

If we remove our carpets, will that eliminate these little insects?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:26:03 +0000

So do their larvae look like mini caterpillars. Fuzzy and about 1/8 to 1/4 inch long?? How do you get rid of these pests!!! They are irritating the crap out of me! I find the larvae in dark cabinets or the bathroom. The beetles have been found in the laundry room mostly! I know they are not harmful, they just piss me off!

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:22:02 +0000

Danielle: They like dark places to hide, and a basket of laundry is full of nice crevices. If the laundry is even slightly moist, that might tend to attract them slightly. If it was more attractive, then probably you’d get more than one or two. There probably is something around for them to eat (they really like compost piles, for example), and if they are getting into the house from wherever they are really breeding, then the laundry would be an obvious place for them to look for a hiding place.

I don’t think it is a problem if the dog eats one, I’m pretty sure they aren’t toxic. She might like them, they are probably a bit like popcorn for a dog. They don’t bite, either, so your children are safe. A larder beetle might knaw on their fingerprint ridges a bit if they pick one up, but they aren’t going to do anything more than tickle or pinch slightly.