Bug In My Carpet

If you think you have either bed bugs or carpet beetles contact your local ehrlich pest.

Bug in my 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. While carpet beetles don t bite or feed on humans their larvae can irritate the skin. Adult carpet beetles can live both indoors and out but females prefer to lay eggs where larval food sources are abundant. They can also be brought in by way of cut plants and flowers.

However carpet beetles can damage fabrics and bed bugs can bite people. In this post we ll talk about carpet mites what causes carpet beetles where carpet beetles come from and how to avoid a carpet beetle infestation. Bugs can carry diseases cause allergies and trigger asthma attacks. These pests enter homes through doors windows and similar entrances.

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. Others such as fleas can lay 2 000 eggs. When a bug takes shelter inside a carpet it causes an infestation. Some female bugs such as bed bugs lay up to five eggs daily.

Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t. Both insects can breed fast and may remain hidden for a while before you start to notice them. Fleas dust mites and bed bugs. Both pests can be worrisome and may create stress.

Contrary to popular belief carpet beetles do not just live in your carpet which means that you can have a problem with these pests even if you only have hardwood or tile floors. Carpet beetles are not bed bugs.