Most adult carpet beetles range from 2 mm to 5 mm in length with very short clubbed antennae and chewing mouthparts.
Carpet beetle bed bug identification.
These small black bugs have short oval body and short inconspicuous antennae on their head.
Carpet beetles are tiny black beetles that can be found in the house.
They measure up to 0 1 3 mm in length.
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.
Slow moving tiny black beetles that crawl or fly around homes.
Carpet beetles will also feed off the felt under furniture and lamps and inside musical instrument cases.
How to identify carpet beetles.
Because carpet beetle larvae are bigger than bed bugs you may be more likely to see the beetles themselves.
Carpet beetles in general are oval in shape and appear dark brown to black in colour.
While carpet beetles don t bite or feed on humans their larvae can irritate the skin.
If you re not sure which you have you can have an exterminator come look for bedbugs.
Home pests can cause a lot of damage to furniture clothes and other fabrics while creating health hazards for people and pets living in the residence.
Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t.