Tiny Black Bug Living Under Carpet

They feed on cloth fiber pet foods or cereals.

Tiny black bug living under carpet.

Carpet beetles measure just 1 16 to 1 8 inches long about the size of a pinhead and vary in color. Some are black or dark enough to appear black when observed with the human eye. As they mature these bugs gradually become dark and black. They do not cause diseases nor bite human beings.

Others might be mottled with spots of brown and black on a lighter background. Come to find out from a bug expert these little nightmares are carpet beetles. These tiny black beetle bugs belong to the family dermestidae and their larvae can be a true household pest. Two major home invaders are the carpet bug better known as the carpet beetle and the maggot which is actually a house fly larvae.

I had to rip out all the carpet in my house bag up all my clothes including blankets bedding belts handbags everything in my closets wash all the bedding in hot water i used a garment steamer and steamed all the furniture and mattresses. Attagenus unicolor is the scientific name for the black carpet beetle. Like many other beetles they are round or oval and convex like ladybugs. Sounds like you have either a flea infestation note fleas are very small but do not fly they jump or the start of a termite infestation.

Best thing to do either way is bomb fog your whole house. These tiny carpet beetles start out their adult life as white beetles.