They look like tiny furry caterpillars whereas the bed bug larvae look a lot like the larger versions but just very small.
Carpet beetles that look like bed bugs.
I could try to explain the difference between the 11 segments of their bodies and their antennae compared to the flat apple seed looking bodies of the bed bugs.
Larvae typically are light brown to black and covered in dense sometimes barbed hairs.
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.
The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other similarities.
Bed bugs leave signs like red or dark stains on sheets.
Carpet beetle is one the most common look a like.
Carpet beetles look very very different from bed bugs when they are larger.
Their bodies are oval shaped.
That s because bed bugs always look the same but there are a lot of carpet beetle species.
The 3 most important carpet beetle types are black varied and furniture.
Three distinct golden hairs are located upon the abdomen at this.
Because of the similarities many professionals have ended up treating the wrong bugs for bed bugs.
Bed bugs and carpet beetles are both very small.
Differences between bed bugs and carpet beetles.
Because carpet beetle larvae are bigger than bed bugs you may be more likely to.
The telltale signs of carpet beetles are their shed skins.
Most species of carpet beetle measure 1 to 4 mm in length as adults.
There are a number of bugs that are mistaken for bed bugs.