However there is another one called carpet beetle dermatitis which can cause you to have an itchy rash on the affected area of your skin.
Carpet beetle itch.
The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other.
Varied carpet beetle larvae.
This saliva causes an allergic reaction in some people which registers as raised red welts that itch.
Here s what you need to know.
These bumps and rashes are caused by an allergic reaction to hairs or bristles on the abdomen of carpet beetle larvae as well as to traces of the insect s blood.
If one or more carpet beetles have bitten you there are some treatments that you can take to reduce the symptoms and help cure the overall problem.
Carpet beetles can be an annoyance in your home.
They can also sometimes cause an allergic reaction.
Most doctors have trouble pinpointing exactly what causes someone s dermatitis.
1 calamine lotion this is an anti itching lotion which will help reduce the itching sensation that comes from these bites.
However carpet beetles obviously cause carpet beetle dermatitis because that is where the name comes from.
The species found in pennsylvania is the black carpet beetle attagenus unicolor.
Bed bugs actually create red itchy welts on the skin from biting you while the carpet beetle doesn t bite at all but causes a similar red itchy welt due to an allergic reaction from the prickly little hairs on the carpet beetle larvae pictured center.
Below are the top 4 treatments.
These beetles are elongated oval 2 5 5 5 mm in length black to dark brown and sparsely covered with dark hairs.