Carpet beetle larvae can eat holes in rugs curtains upholstery clothing and books.
Tiny bugs that live in carpet.
The larvae are often reddish or tan with short hairs.
Bugs living in carpets cause skin irritations such as itching and breakouts.
Carpet beetles are covered in tiny hairs which are difficult to see unless you look at them under magnification.
Some female bugs such as bed bugs lay up to five eggs daily.
The beetles themselves are oval shiny and black.
Carpet beetle larvae are elongated and appear to be fuzzy or hairy.
Others such as fleas can lay 2 000 eggs weekly.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said of their larvae.
They leave their molted skins behind so you might find small piles of fuzzy skins in infested pantries closets or drawers.
A thorough cleaning of the carpet can leave you with a bug free home.
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They tend to live inside fabric furniture or deep inside carpets so look for damage to area rugs around the edges and to carpets along base boards.
When a bug takes shelter inside a carpet it causes an infestation.
An adult carpet beetle won t cause your home any harm.
Contrary to popular belief carpet beetles do not just live in your carpet which means that you can have a problem with these pests even if you only have hardwood or tile floors.