Carpet beetles are a relatively little known issue in the uk as pests like cockroaches and rats grab the headlines.
Bugs in bedroom carpet.
Most people experience some sort of allergic reaction when they come into contact with carpet beetle larvae.
They belong to a skin beetle family known as dermestidae.
It is easy in this case to assume that they experienced bed bugs bites.
Clean carpet beetle prone areas frequently.
In addition carpet beetle larvae will shed their skins as they grow.
Some are black or dark enough to appear black when observed with the human eye.
How bed bugs infest your carpets.
They are small and tend to congregate in hiding places during the day.
If you look under your bed bug infested carpet you will notice clusters of eggs nymphs or adult bed bugs crawling.
Bed bugs are difficult to find.
Vacuuming carpeting and washing your clothes and other fabrics frequently at least once every 2 or so weeks is the best way to prevent a carpet beetle infestation.
Carpet beetles like to live out of sight and feed on the natural fibers in fabrics even living off carpet fibers that are 90 percent synthetic.
Both can live in mattresses and other bedding and are attracted to the carbon dioxide you exhale as.
For most bed bug infestations this means they hide in the bedroom.
Carpet in your bedroom is a classic bed bugs hideout this will house thousands of them from where they lay eggs reproduce spread and attack you while asleep.
These discarded casings look much like the shells of bed bug larvae.
If carpet beetles are living in your bed it can be hard to tell if you have them or bed bugs.
Others might be mottled with spots of brown and black on a lighter background.
Carpet beetles measure just 1 16 to 1 8 inches long about the size of a pinhead and vary in color.
Bed bugs in carpet.
Carpet beetle larvae image.
But the main difference is that the varied carpet beetle does not feed on blood.
Carpet beetles are a common pest that can be found in most residential homes.
They like to eat the natural fibers of many common items found in homes such as furniture rugs carpets.
If the carpet beetles are in their larvae stage they will search around in the dark looking for food.
These hiding places tend to be close to feeding locations.
Treat spills and stains immediately as well.
The official name for the varied carpet beetle is anthrenus verbasci they are small about 3mm in length and flat in their shape.
Also once magnified the varied carpet beetle larvae actually look like tiny furry caterpillars with little spines on them whereas the bed bug larvae look like little worms.
