Tiny Black Carpet Beetle Bites

Just like bed bugs.

Tiny black carpet beetle bites.

Gnats are small black flies that are usually 1 10 inch in length. The carpet beetle and bed bug not only leave similar looking bites but there are other similarities. This usually occurs when you are asleep and there are carpet beetles around the area of your bed. However rashes from bed bugs are from bites while rashes from carpet beetles are from allergic reactions.

1 carpet beetles are attracted to you when you are sleeping because of the co 2 gas you exhale 2 carpet beetles are very shy so they are hard to find and 3 carpet beetles also usually come out in the wee hours of the morning. While carpet beetles don t bite or feed on humans their larvae can irritate the skin. If you aren t suffering from bites chances are those aren t fleas or bed bugs. Looking up close at pictures of black carpet beetles you may notice that they are covered in tiny hairs.

Bed bugs bite but carpet beetles eat natural fibers like wool blankets. Carpet beetle if you see tiny black bugs crawling in your home you don t need to panic. If only one person in the bed is getting bites or a rash it s more likely that you have. The result of carpet beetle bites will be tiny red rashes on your skin.

Before that happens start cleaning. Carpet beetle bite effects. If your skin is exposed to carpet beetles they will likely bite you. So if you notice small bite marks on your skin you may have a problem with other bugs not black beetles.

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. If you ever tried to crush them and they left a black or brown smear then chances are that you have run into a carpet beetle. They are annoying to deal with and to make things worse their bites hurt. These rashes will often itch and may even create a burning sensation.

As the carpet beetle grows its diet changes it starts consuming pollen and nectar from plants. The carpet beetles never bite or destroy anything it is their young ones you should blame. I truly belive that black carpet beetles can get under your skin or hair i have the same problem i truly think i m losing my mind and seeing little black specs in my hair and also in my kids hair i dont know if these bugs can kill you but all i know is my carpet and furniture and bedding are infested and i seem to be the only one who see s it. Also knowing you have a bug problem can cause you to feel like there are things on you even when there aren t.

Black carpet beetles don t bite humans. They are common pests that usually fly around indoors and stick close to household plants. 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.