Here s what you need to know.
Bugs that hide in carpet.
You may confuse them for bed bugs because they ll sometimes infest beds to eat dead skin cells left in the sheets.
Bed bugs in carpet are most common in areas behind beds and sofas.
Unlike bed bugs however carpet beetles won t bite you.
Bed bugs in carpet pose some unique challenges to.
They may eat through your clothes rugs and furniture.
A thorough cleaning of the carpet can leave you with a bug free home.
Carpet beetles hide in dark secluded places in your home.
In the night bed bugs can leave their hiding places in the carpet crawl up bed stands and feed on their hosts.
To make sure no carpet beetles can return check your screens and doors for holes and keep them closed as much as you can.
Carpet beetles can be an annoyance in your home.
When a bug takes shelter inside a carpet it causes an infestation.
Some female bugs such as bed bugs lay up to five eggs daily.
Others such as fleas can lay 2 000 eggs weekly.
The simple answer is yes bed bugs will burrow through hide and live in your carpet s fibers.
Bed bugs can hide in the crevices between the carpet and the wall or baseboard as well as underneath the carpet.
They can also sometimes cause an allergic reaction.