Bed bugs and carpet beetles are both very small.
Larvae carpet beetles bugs that look like bed bugs.
If you re not sure send a picture to a professional exterminator.
Differences between bed bugs and carpet beetles.
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.
The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other similarities.
Look for the carpet bug larvae.
The larva of the carpet beetle is covered in visible thick brown stripes.
Carpet mites although you may see the terms carpet mites and carpet beetles used interchangeably these two pests are actually quite different.
The larvae of carpet beetles are referred to as woolly bears.
The main difference is the color.
These are newly hatched carpet bugs that will be around 1 8 of an inch long and covered in coarse hairs almost like a caterpillar.
The telltale signs of carpet beetles are their shed skins.
Carpet beetles will also feed off the felt under furniture and lamps and inside musical instrument cases.
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.
Bed bug larvae look like little worms while carpet beetle larvae look like fuzzy bugs with little spines all over them.
The hair is organized in a way that it forms a combination of dark and light patches.
Because carpet beetle larvae are bigger than bed bugs you may be more likely to.
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.
Bed bugs leave signs like red or dark stains on sheets.
Don t ever skip looking for these as evidence of adults also indicates probable presence of larvae.
They have an elongated body which is covered in hair or large setae.
They ll typically let you know pretty quickly whether you re dealing with bedbugs or not.