There are a number of species of beetle in the UK that will attack natural fibres such as wool, silk, fur, feathers and skins. It is the immature larvae forms that cause the damage, rather than the ...

Pitman, G. B., Vité, J. P., Kinzer, G. W., and Fentiman, jun., A. F., J. Insect Physiol. (in the press). Naga, Y., and Katake, M., Tetrahedron Lett., No. 26, 2459 ...

But they will eat wool, fur, and many other plant or animal-based products. Problems: The carpet beetle can find their way inside homes, where they are destructive to household items and can cause ...