The main difference is the color.
Worms carpet beetle larvae.
Hairs visible upon their backs easily identify carpet beetle larvae.
The reader s problem is relatively widespread as the carpet beetle larvae can be found throughout her entire apartment on the mattress carpet and walls.
For one it looks like a carpet beetle larva with its brown and stripped body and in addition carpet beetle larvae are common household pests and of course one is more likely to find a common pest than an uncommon one.
Bed bug larvae look like little worms while carpet beetle larvae look like fuzzy bugs with little spines all over them.
Thus she isn t finding worms or dead worm bodies but larvae and dead larva bodies.
Varied carpet beetles do have brown on their backs but they look more spotted or striped with white and light colored patches mixed with brown.
They are generally carrot shaped to oval shaped and brown to tan in color with white and tan stripes.
Carpet beetle larvae vary depending on species but many measure 4 to 5 mm in length and have coarse hairs on their bodies.
Both adult carpet beetles and larvae can infest your home but the larvae do the most damage by eating organic materials like wool leather and silk.