Black Carpet Beetle Droppings / Carpet beetles, which belong to the family of beetles known as dermestids, are pests in warehouses, homes carpet beetle adults do not feed on fabrics but seek out pollen and nectar so are generally found outdoors, often found feeding on the flowers of.

Carpet beetles tend to leave larger areas of damage in dark / sheltered areas (as compared to damage in a number of spots caused by clothes moths).