That s because bed bugs always look the same but there are a lot of carpet beetle species.
Carpet beetle tiny beetles in bed.
Carpet beetles are covered in tiny hairs which are difficult to see unless you look at them under magnification.
Most people experience some sort of allergic reaction when they come into contact with carpet beetle larvae.
Differences between bed bugs and carpet beetles.
Carpet beetles typically have 11 segments to their antennae which are shaped like a club.
The black carpet beetles and varied common and furniture carpet beetles.
It is easy in this case to assume that they experienced bed bugs bites.
Bed bugs will hide in bedding in ribbing around mattresses in the cracks of hardwood floors behind electrical outlets behind wall coverings in carpets and furniture in wall voids and behind baseboards.
Carpet beetles are not bed bugs.
Both pests can be worrisome and may create stress.
Both insects can breed fast and may remain hidden for a while before you start to notice them.
Carpet beetles are generally smaller than bed bugs.
There are two groups of carpet beetles.
However carpet beetles can damage fabrics and bed bugs can bite people.
Carpet beetles themselves do not bite.
Just like bed bugs.
If you think you have either bed bugs or carpet beetles contact your local ehrlich pest control office.
The pest company arrived and upon inspection no bed bugs were found however a few dead carpet beetles were discovered.
Bed bugs measure of an inch long.
The carpet beetle s body is black or dark brown and may or may not have white patterns and reddish orange scales.
Their bodies also have tiny hairs.
The antennae and hard exoskeleton are dead giveaways that it s a carpet beetle in your home instead of a bed bug.
Bed bugs and carpet beetles are both very small.
The biggest difference is in size.
1 carpet beetles are attracted to you when you are sleeping because of the co 2 gas you exhale 2 carpet beetles are very shy so they are hard to find and 3 carpet beetles also usually come out in the wee hours of the morning.
Also carpet beetles feed on fabric type substances and bed bugs feed on blood.
Carpet beetles on the other hand measure between 1 16 of an inch and 1 8 of an inch long.
Both the bed bug and the carpet beetle are problematic.
You ve noticed that carpet beetles length varies a lot while bed bugs are always the same length.
Bed bugs bite but carpet beetles eat natural fibers like wool blankets natural fibers and.
Carpet beetle larvae are elongated and appear to be fuzzy or hairy.
The adult black carpet beetle is black in color and oblong shaped and ranges in size from 1 8 up to 3 16 in length.
Bed bugs do not but look similar to an apple seed with legs.
The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other similarities.
Their membranous wings are covered by a hard exterior shell.
Bed bugs have thick antennae arranged in four segments.
