Small, tiny, little black bugs in homes
varied carpet beetle I was a volunteer in the "Entomology (Study of Bugs)" section at a site called AllExperts**. The site allowed users to ask questions of volunteer "experts" in a variety of categories. As a volunteer I got a variety of interesting and sometimes funny questions but one category stands out because of how often it is asked, often using very similar words. The question starts out something like "I have [ small or tiny or little ] black bugs on the walls in my ____________. They crunch when I squish them. What are they?" Sometimes the question includes a picture but often it does not. While there are many insects that fit this general description the one that you are most likely to find in the typical home are dermestid beetles , commonly called carpet beetles (see photo above). Carpet beetle adults can be all black to mottled grey, white, and brown, and round to oval in shape. They are all fairly small. carpet beetle larva Car...