Do I have to worry about carpet beetles?

Depending where you live is the basic answer to this question as on the West Coast, you're really not going to encounter carpet beetles as much as you would on the East Coast of America. To identify a carpet beetle, look out for an insect measuring about an inch, which is dark and has colored marks on its back. The reason you do have to be aware of carpet beetles is because if you do have them, they lay eggs in dust and lint in dark, difficult to access places. They feed off of pollen, nectar, wool and silk rugs, consuming the entire rug at times. They leave a residue of their skin too. To treat this problem, make sure you store any rugs you have in a well ventilated dry and cool space and when not in storage, rugs and carpets should be cleaned on a regular basis by experts. But if you're not so lucky and you do find carpet beetles, they can be killed by freezing with various sprays.

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