Finding bugs inside of your home is never a fun experience but treating them will depend on which type of pest you have on your hands.
Brown bugs in my carpet.
Carpet beetles are generally smaller than bed bugs.
Don t ever skip looking for these as evidence of adults also indicates probable presence of larvae.
In this post we ll talk about carpet mites what causes carpet beetles where carpet beetles come from and how to avoid a carpet beetle infestation.
Larvae typically are light brown to black and covered in dense sometimes barbed hairs.
Sometimes they look like a black and yellow ladybug.
They have short antennae and round bodies and might also have irregular brown orange and white scales or be solid brown or black.
Look for the carpet bug larvae.
Most species of carpet beetle measure 1 to 4 mm in length as adults.
These are the smallest of the carpet beetles measuring in at around 0 25cm.
These are newly hatched carpet bugs that will be around 1 8 of an inch long and covered in coarse hairs almost like a caterpillar.
Their bodies are oval shaped.
Carpet beetles typically have 11 segments to their antennae which are shaped like a club.
Most commonly small brown bugs can be found in various parts of the home from the kitchen to the garage be they fleas carpet beetles or bedbugs among others.
Carpet mites although you may see the terms carpet mites and carpet beetles used interchangeably these two pests are actually quite different.
They have a slightly rounded shell and are usually black brown in colour with flecks of white on their backs.