在仓储皮蠹(dermestids)中,有多种破坏严重和经济性重要的种类。它们的食性极为复杂,很多种取食动植物质,有些种类是家庭、市场和食品储藏处的主要害虫,并以幼虫危害最烈。较大型的种类,如白腹皮蠹、赤毛皮蠹等为害很多仓储物品:皮张、羽毛、蚕茧、蚕蛹、蚕卵、干制水产品、动植物性药材、骨类,还包括熏制肉类、乳酪,偶尔也为害昆虫标本;中型的种类,如远东螵蛸皮蠹是蟑螂卵块(螵蛸)的主要捕食者,给利用螳螂进行生物防治和螵蛸作药治病带来很大影响;较小型的种类,如黑皮蠹、小园皮蠹,在仓库和住户室内普遍发生,成虫在室外的花上常有发现,幼虫对室内毡毯、装饰品、博物馆的文物以及 In dermestids, there are many species that are both destructive and economically important. Their food habits are extremely complex, with many species of animal and plant origin, some of which are the major pests of household, market and food storage and most often larvae. Larger species, such as white beetle, red carpet beetle and other damage to many warehousing items: leather, feathers, silkworm cocoon, silkworm pupa, silkworm eggs, dried aquatic products, animal and plant herbs, bone, but also include smoked meat, Cheese and occasional insect pests; and medium-sized species, such as Farrier Beetle, are the major predators of cockroach egg masses, which greatly affect the use of mantis for biological control and cure. Small species, such as Bark beetle and Bark beetle, are common in storage and household indoors. Adult adults are found frequently in outdoor flowers, and larvae are exposed on interior felts, decorations, museum artifacts and