Carpet Worms Under My Bed

While carpet beetles don t bite or feed on humans their larvae can irritate the skin.

Carpet worms under my bed.

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. This is because most people are allergic to bed bugs but allergies to carpet beetles are rarer. Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t. Bed bug larvae look like little worms while carpet beetle larvae look like fuzzy bugs with little spines all over them.

Bed bugs leave signs like red or dark stains on sheets. 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. Don t ever skip looking for these as evidence of adults also indicates probable presence of larvae.

The telltale signs of carpet beetles are. In the night bed bugs can leave their hiding places in the carpet crawl up bed stands and feed on their hosts. Look for the carpet bug larvae. Bed bugs in carpet are most common in areas behind beds and sofas.

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.