What are the signs of carpet beetles?
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Here are the signs that you may have carpet beetles:
- Thin, bare areas on wool or wool blend rugs. ...
- Damage to wool clothes, blankets, etc. ...
- Hairs falling out of furs or trophy heads. ...
- Shed larval skins in hidden areas. ...
- Tiny beetles slowly climbing walls or dead at windowsills.
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