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    Aug 15, 2013, 11:29 PM
    What's this insect/larvae?
    Hi folks. Found this in our kitchen today. Does anyone know what it is? Thanks. Glad I found this website :-)

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    Aug 16, 2013, 02:28 AM
    It looks very similar to the larva of a Furniture Carpet beetle. The University of California has a good page about carpet beetles.

    Carpet Beetle Management Guidelines--UC IPM
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    Aug 16, 2013, 06:53 PM
    Thanks a lot! The link was very informative.

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