Carpet Beetle
Carpet Beetle, an insect whose grub (larva) eats holes in carpets and clothing. The grub is about ¼ inch (6 millimeters) long and covered with hair. The adult is a tiny oval beetle that eats flower pollen. It is black or brown, or spotted with black and white. Thorough cleaning and treating with insecticides will eliminate the pest.
Carpet beetles belong to the family Dermestidae of the order Coleoptera. The most destructive species is the black carpet beetle, Attagenus piceus.
