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Marylyn_TX Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Mar 19, 2009

Every year we get these tiny beetles on our bedroom window sill - which is just above our bed, which gives me the heebie-jeebies. Can anyone tell us what they are?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Mar 19, 2009

this is a carpet beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in the genus Anthrenus; likely the varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus verbasci - see http://tinyurl.com/c7xokr for an image. These beetles are pollen feeders and excellent fliers (which is how they usually enter dwellings), but their larvae (see http://tinyurl.com/a76p4k for an image) can be quite destructive on just about any material containing animal protein, including woolen/silk fabrics, furs, hides, feathers, and even some pantry items.

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Marylyn_TX Houston, TX(Zone 9a) Mar 19, 2009

Thank you, suunto!! I still have the heebie-jeebies, but at least I know they aren't eating us. LOL

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