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Bed bugs and carpet beetles are both very small.
Many pests carry disease that can spread to humans.
Carpet beetles don t carry any diseases that are dangerous to humans.
The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other similarities.
Carpet beetles can be an annoyance in your home.
They can also sometimes cause an allergic reaction.
Carpet beetles are generally smaller than bed bugs.
Carpet beetles vary in color depending on type e g varied black furniture or common carpet beetles.
They have short antennae and round bodies and might also have irregular brown orange and white scales or be solid brown or black.
Carpet beetles like to live out of sight and feed on the natural fibers in fabrics even living off carpet fibers that are 90 percent synthetic.
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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.
They tend to live inside fabric furniture or deep inside carpets so look for damage to area rugs around the edges and to carpets along base boards.
Carpet beetles frequently lay their eggs inside of bird nests mouse nests and anywhere outside that gives them easy access to food.
Sometimes they look like a black and yellow ladybug.
Fortunately carpet beetles are not one of these pests.
People with sensitivity to the hairs may get some relief by not wearing shoes or socks in the house.
Carpet beetle larvae have prickly little hairs that cause a reaction in some people that looks very much like bed bug bites.
