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The adult beetles are small and rounded. I also found fuzzy shed skins near the closet baseboard. The damage is on wool and a stored scarf, not cotton shirts.
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Small adult beetles at windows plus fuzzy shed skins and damage to wool or animal-fiber items fits carpet beetle activity. Inspect closet edges, stored textiles, lint buildup, and old nests in attic or wall void areas. Clothes moths are also possible, but moth damage usually involves webbing or cases rather than rounded beetles at windows.
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Carpet Beetles
Fabric and stored-product pests whose larvae feed on wool, silk, feathers, hair, dead insects, lint, and natural-fiber items.
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Clothes Moths
Small moths whose larvae damage wool, silk, fur, feathers, felt, and other animal-based fibers in dark undisturbed storage.
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