Larvae Carpet Beetles Bugs That Look Like Bed Bugs

If you re not sure send a picture to a professional exterminator.

Larvae carpet beetles bugs that look like bed bugs. It grows up to 5 mm in length. In this post we ll talk about carpet mites what causes carpet beetles where carpet beetles come from and how to avoid a carpet beetle infestation. Differences between bed bugs and carpet beetles. The telltale signs of carpet beetles are their shed skins.

The main difference is the color. The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches. Carpet beetles often confused with bed bugs are small pests that can cause a large amount of damage if left untreated attracted to natural fibers carpet beetles can damage carpets furniture and clothing. They ll typically let you know pretty quickly whether you re dealing with bedbugs or not.

Carpet beetles will also feed off the felt under furniture and lamps and inside musical instrument cases. Bed bug larvae look like little worms while carpet beetle larvae look like fuzzy bugs with little spines all over them. Carpet mites although you may see the terms carpet mites and carpet beetles used interchangeably these two pests are actually quite different. However the carpet beetle is the smallest of the two and averages 1 8th of an inch in length while the bed bug is about 1 4th of an inch long.

Because carpet beetle larvae are bigger than bed bugs you may be more likely to. Bed bugs leave signs like red or dark stains on sheets. The larva of the carpet beetle is covered in visible thick brown stripes. The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other similarities.

For instance you might actually have carpet beetles cockroach nymphs shiny spider beetles or book lice. The larvae of carpet beetles are referred to as woolly bears. Varied carpet beetles do have brown on their backs but they look more spotted or striped with white and light colored patches mixed with brown. Don t ever skip looking for these as evidence of adults also indicates probable presence of larvae.

Bed bugs and carpet beetles are both very small.