This is because most people are allergic to bed bugs but allergies to carpet beetles are rarer.
Carpet worms under my bed.
While carpet beetles don t bite or feed on humans their larvae can irritate the skin.
Don t ever skip looking for these as evidence of adults also indicates probable presence of larvae.
Bed bugs can hide in the crevices between the carpet and the wall or baseboard as well as underneath the carpet.
In the night bed bugs can leave their hiding places in the carpet crawl up bed stands and feed on their hosts.
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.
Look for the carpet bug larvae.
Bed bugs leave signs like red or dark stains on sheets.
Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t.
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.
All of these articles are about carpet beetle larvae and they are only a sample of the many articles we have written about them.
The telltale signs of carpet beetles are.
The main difference is the color.
Bed bug larvae look like little worms while carpet beetle larvae look like fuzzy bugs with little spines all over them.