The following is a picture of someone allergic to larvae.
Carpet bug larvae bites.
This is usually shows as a red rash or small red bumps.
While bed bugs love to bite the truth of the matter is that carpet beetles do not bite.
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.
However rashes from bed bugs are from bites while rashes from carpet beetles are from allergic reactions.
As you can see it s very different to a bed bug bite.
We think this could be the bug bites our reader is.
Larvae young carpet beetles are 1 8 to 1 4 inch long and tan or brownish.
And these are bedbugs bites.
The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other.
There are many species of carpet beetles but the 3 most common species are black carpet beetle varied carpet beetle and furniture carpet beetle.
What do carpet beetles look like.
Carpet beetle larvae don t bite but some people do experience carpet beetle dermatitis from physical contact with the hair like bristles of a carpet beetle larvae.
While carpet beetles don t bite or feed on humans their larvae can irritate the skin.
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.
Do carpet beetle bites exist.