, ▁insect s , ▁dead ▁animals , ▁processed ▁human ▁food , ▁sk ins , ▁cot ton , ▁sil k , ▁and ▁w ool . ▁ ▁Pred ators ▁A ▁variety ▁of ▁pred ators ▁like ▁an ts ▁and ▁sp iders ▁will ▁feed ▁on ▁car pet ▁be et le ▁lar va e . ▁No ▁pred ators ▁will ▁exclus ively ▁eat ▁car pet ▁be et les ▁and ▁the ▁lar va e ▁will ▁hide ▁in ▁dark ▁places ▁to ▁avoid ▁them . ▁ ▁Life ▁Cy cle ▁All ▁car pet ▁be et les ▁will ▁go ▁through ▁met am orphism ▁during ▁their ▁lives . ▁They ▁will ▁pass ▁through ▁the ▁egg , ▁lar val , ▁and ▁pup al ▁points ▁to ▁reach ▁full ▁m atur ity . ▁This ▁can ▁take ▁two ▁months ▁to ▁many ▁years . ▁Fem ale ▁car pet ▁be et les ▁can ▁lay ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁eggs ▁which ▁can ▁h atch ▁after ▁ 7 – 3 5 ▁days . ▁Four ▁gener ations ▁of ▁car pet ▁be et les ▁can ▁develop ▁every ▁year . ▁It ▁can ▁take ▁ 9 ▁months ▁to ▁ 2 ▁years ▁for ▁a ▁car pet ▁be et le ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁full ▁adult . ▁However , ▁adult s ▁only ▁surv ive ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁weeks . ▁On ▁the ▁plus ▁side ▁for ▁the ▁be et les , ▁the ▁adult s ▁are ▁skill ful ▁f liers ▁and ▁can ▁live ▁for ▁many ▁weeks ▁without ▁food . ▁ ▁Sign s ▁you ▁have ▁an ▁inf est ation ▁Sign s ▁that ▁you ▁have ▁an ▁inf est ation ▁is ▁spot ting ▁their ▁pel