As well, females cigarette beetles usually look to lay their eggs in bags of stored food or on top of dried tobacco, since they make perfect food for the larvae when they emerge
Adult carpet beetles survive on flower pollen, but carpet beetle larvae feast on the following: Fur Silk Wool Leather Feathers Carpet beetle larvae choose these and other natural materials because they contain keratin
Adult beetles are rounded in profile, oval shaped, light-brown color, 1/16-1/8 inch-long
This includes cereal, dried fruit, seeds, flour, and other dried animal products
Cigarette Beetle infestations often start from infested food products brought into the home or facility