Carpet Beetle Or Bed Bug

Life cycle the lifecycle of a carpet beetle all the species of carpet beetle have to undergo the metamorphosis process of egg larva pupa and adult.

Carpet beetle or bed bug.

Carpet beetles are not bed bugs. Adult bed bug carpet beetles. The scientific name of the beetle is coleoptera and the scientific name of the carpet beetle is anthrenus verbasci. Bed bugs are in the family cimicidae while carpet beetles are in the family dermestids.

For those of you who are a little bit more impatient i ll say that there are 5 main differences between carpet beetles and bed bugs. However carpet beetles can damage fabrics and bed bugs can bite people. Bed bugs eat human blood and carpet beetle larvae feed on wool and animal based materials. After a larval stage they can be found in carpeting along trim in your windowsills your bedding and just about anywhere.

Bed bugs are bigger and have flat bodies than bed bugs. Both insects can breed fast and may remain hidden for a while before you start to notice them. They look much different from bed bugs. Both pests can be worrisome and may create stress.

The difference here is that bed bugs have a mouth made for piercing skin and sucking blood while carpet beetles have a mouth made for chewing on plants and other fibrous material. Carpet beetles are usually quite small but can grow to nearly ladybug size. Carpet beetles look more striped with a white and brown color palette. You will notice the difference in color.

In the pacific northwest they have a black and yellow color pattern but black and blue is common as well. Carpet beetles are also the same as small caterpillars rather than little worms.