Some female bugs such as bed bugs lay up to five eggs daily.
Bugs that live in carpet and bite.
Others such as fleas can lay 2 000 eggs weekly.
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.
A thorough cleaning of the carpet can leave you with a bug free home.
Carpet beetles can also cause red bite like welts on your skin.
Bugs living in carpets cause skin irritations such as itching and breakouts.
The reason for the welts is that some people are allergic to carpet beetles.
On the other hand bed bugs feed on the blood of human and other pets.
The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other similarities.
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.
Carpet beetles usually prefer nectar and pollen.
If carpet beetles are living in your bed it can be hard to tell if you have them or bed bugs.
If possible inspect torn or low hanging fabrics.
Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t.
The reason why dust mites are so prevalent in people s homes is that they feed off of dead skin cells.
Differences between bed bugs and carpet beetles.
Unlike bed bugs carpet beetles do not bite.
Besides the diets of carpet beetles also include fur silk cloth hair and little fibrous material.
When a bug takes shelter inside a carpet it causes an infestation.
And there are a few other insects that look alike.
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.
Both can live in mattresses and other bedding and are attracted to the carbon dioxide you exhale as.
Bed bugs and carpet beetles are both very small.
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.
Here are some common bugs mistaken for bed bugs.
Males dust mites can live over a month while female dust mites can live up to 90 days.
Since the beetles are attracted to the carbon dioxide that we exhale they are often found in beds particularly feather pillows.
Many people do not see bed bugs until after they have already started seeing other signs of infestation such as tiny bite marks on their body.
So the good news is carpet beetles don t bite the human and bed bugs do.
Unfortunately bed bug bites share similar symptoms with several other types of insect bites.
