Carpet Worms Under My Bed

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.

Carpet worms under my bed.

The main difference is the color. The telltale signs of carpet beetles are. 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. Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t.

This is because most people are allergic to bed bugs but allergies to carpet beetles are rarer. All of these articles are about carpet beetle larvae and they are only a sample of the many articles we have written about them. 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 bugs in carpet are most common in areas behind beds and sofas.

Bed bugs can hide in the crevices between the carpet and the wall or baseboard as well as underneath the carpet. 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. Don t ever skip looking for these as evidence of adults also indicates probable presence of larvae. Look for the carpet bug larvae.

In the night bed bugs can leave their hiding places in the carpet crawl up bed stands and feed on their hosts.