The Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci, is experiencing a tough time. While in former years its famous "Woolly Bear" larvae munched their way through your winter woolies and Axminsters, now they can only blunt their mandibles on your acrylic Christmas jumpers and your polypropylene shag pile. The Varied Carpet Beetle Trust is asking everyone to put out small piles of wool in quiet corners of your home to encourage the Varied Carpet Beetle to breed. Even better, all home owners could consider buying a sheep - when they're not providing a much needed banquet for your beetles they are also handy footstools and waste disposal units - and as a bonus they'll give you a useful source of manure for your houseplants.
So please, give generously this April 1st and do everything you can to support the Varied Carpet Beetle.
