Do Carpet Beetles Infest Mattresses

Larvae of carpet beetles.

Do carpet beetles infest mattresses.

Carpet beetles have scales prickly hairs and compound eyes. Seeing beetles especially larvae or their skin can be a sign that you have a carpet beetle infestation. Bed bugs do not but look similar to an apple seed with legs. Bed bugs do bite to feed on your blood and give you red itchy welts.

However the identification of the carpet beetle infestation is difficult to find. Favorite places of carpet beetles and bed bugs. Moreover the larvae seem to have expanded so finding ground zero as it were might be of limited use. Furniture carpet beetles this type resides on furniture and feed on hair padding and feathers.

The spare mattress seems like it might be a problem and carpet beetle larvae can definitely go after mattresses because many are stuffed with hair or feathers which the larvae eat but it s impossible for us to say. They are both very small but the carpet beetle is smaller. Note that carpet beetles feed on and are attracted to mattresses that feature animal based fabrics such as wool silk and fur. The disruption or infestation of these carpet beetles is very rapidly spreading.

This carpet beetle does not directly live in your bed. Common carpet beetles they are round black or yellow bugs and feed on carpet fur silk weathers and woollen. Also carpet beetles feed on fabric type substances and bed bugs feed on blood. This is because other pests can infest mattresses as well and each type may require a different approach to get rid of.

Varied carpet beetles similar to black carpet beetles but smaller in size than the previous.