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Creative-Skull-Masters will professionally clean and whiten your skulls for an affordable price and quality you can see. We enjoy bringing your trophy to life as a beautiful Museum show piece.

We pride ourselves on providing customers with high-quality products and professional service. We are located in the heart of the Rogue Valley.
Providing good service means taking the time to listen. We will work with you every step of the way to make sure you receive the services you need. Our business is client-oriented!

We hope you'll find the information you need on this site about our company and the products and services we provide. We look forward to working with you.

Dermestid Beetles

The dermestid or carpet beetle belongs to the family Dermestidae. Dermestids feed on mainly dry-moist animal material but I have not
found them to be overly picky with their dining preferences. There are many species of Dermestid beetles that live in N. America and you have probably
come across them a time or two whether you know it or not. These beetles will invariably show up at a carcass, and leave behind a tell tale pile of shells which the beetles discarded as they molted. Domestic colonization
of wild species has proven to be very difficult, however
the species most easily colonized is Dermestes maculatus. These beetles undergo complete metamorphosis; that is, egg, larval, pupal, and adult
stages. The complete life cycle lasts about 45 days per generation. The adult
beetles lay eggs which are too small to be seen with the naked eye. A few days later very small larvae hatch out which begin looking for their first meal. The larvae continue eating and molting 8 times before they reach about ¾ of an inch in length . This growing and molting period lasts about 30 days. It is the larvae that do the majority of the cleaning, however the adult beetles will continue to eat, but they tend to have much less of an appetite. When the large larvae mature and their bellies are full they find a quite spot and pupate. As they pupate their last outer larvae skin falls off leaving them somewhat yellow in appearance. 7 days later out comes an adult beetle. Within a day or two the adult is laying 4-5 eggs a day and the whole process begins again.

We are proud members of the following organizations:
NRA
Oregon Hunting Association

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