Is it a bed bug cockroach or carpet beetle.
Bed bug carpet beetle size.
However the carpet beetle is the smallest of the two and averages 1 8th of an inch in length while the bed bug is about 1 4th of an inch long.
Bed bugs and carpet beetles are both very small.
Dark protruding eyes and wing like structures on either side of the head.
You ve noticed that carpet beetles length varies a lot while bed bugs are always the same length.
In the pacific northwest they have a black and yellow color pattern but black and blue is common as well.
About 1 5 inch long.
If observed under a microscope you will find that a carpet beetle has fine colored scales on its body.
Nymphs are immature bed bugs that are similar to adult bed bugs but are smaller and lighter in size and color.
That s because bed bugs always look the same but there are a lot of carpet beetle species.
Immature bed bugs are similar to adult about the size of a poppy seed and yellowish white in color.
The carpet beetle is referred to as the anthrenus verbasci that grows from 1 7 mm to a maximum of 3 5 mm.
Carpet beetles are also small in size but the significant difference between them is their size.
Reddish brown flattened and oval in shape.
Carpet beetles on the other hand measure between 1 16 of an inch and 1 8 of an inch long.
They have a round spherical body.
Bed bugs measure of an inch long.
After a larval stage they can be found in carpeting along trim in your windowsills your bedding and just about anywhere.
The most prevalent and popular one is however the carpet beetle.
Sometimes they could grow to the size of a ladybug.