Carpet Worms Under My Bed

All of these articles are about carpet beetle larvae and they are only a sample of the many articles we have written about them.

Carpet worms under my bed.

The main difference is the color. This is because most people are allergic to bed bugs but allergies to carpet beetles are rarer. Although obviously larvae people routinely refer to them as worms which is why we have articles about worms under furniture worms in the pantry worms in the carpet and worms on the counter. While carpet beetles don t bite or feed on humans their larvae can irritate the skin.

If you notice bed bug like red spots and discover that you have carpet beetles but not bed bugs then they may be the cause. Bed bugs leave signs like red or dark stains on sheets. The telltale signs of carpet beetles are. Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t.

In the night bed bugs can leave their hiding places in the carpet crawl up bed stands and feed on their hosts. 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. Don t ever skip looking for these as evidence of adults also indicates probable presence of larvae.

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.