larder beetle
dermestes lardarius latin

As compared to the larder beetle, they are reddish-brown to black in color.

Larder beetles are an easy dermestid to breed and culture.

Larder beetles are common throughout the world and are a serious pest in some places.

An identifying feature about the spine is that it curves forward unlike the larder beetle.

Dermestes is a genus of larder beetles in the family Dermestidae.

The sternum and legs of the larder beetle are covered in fine, yellow setae.

Adult larder beetles are typically found outdoors in protected areas during the winter but during the spring and early summer they enter buildings.

Also insecticides used for carpet beetles are appropriate to use against hide and larder beetles.

Larder beetles are infrequent pests of households.

Dead insects in homes usually attract these beetles because they are a prime food source for hide and larder beetles.

Piles of dead flies left in the walls can sometimes lead to secondary infestations of carpet or larder beetles and rodents.

Dermestes (larder beetles)

Both adults and larvae of skin beetles feed on raw skins and hides like the larder beetles.

Insects such as clothes moths, carpet and larder beetles may consume all but the most indigestible nest elements- typically, feather shafts.

Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles.

The hide and larder beetles both feed on an assortment of animal protein based products and cause serious damage in the areas of silkworm production and museums.

Adult larder beetles are generally 1/3 to 3/8 of an inch long and are dark brown with a broad, pale yellow spotted band across the upper portion of the elytra.

The hide or leather beetle is similar in appearance to the larder beetle except the forewings are only dark brown and the sternum is mostly white with some black, which is a characteristic feature.

The larder beetle, Dermestes lardarius, larva is longer than the adult larder beetle and thickly covered with short and long setae which are reddish-brown to black in color.