Photos: are these bedbug exoskeletons/larvae or some other pest?

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Photos: are these bedbug exoskeletons/larvae or some other pest?

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peppy

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Sat Jul 3 2010 16:45:58
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Sorry for all the posts, but if anyone could look at these photos and let me know if they look like bedbugs or some other pests, I would be so grateful. The first two photos are of the same thing, just taken from different angles. I am wondering if it is possibly a bedbug larvae or egg, or if it is something else entirely (a carpet beetle?). I found it on my mattress.

The third photo is something different, which I found on the crevice of my mattress. Could it be a bedbug exoskeleton that has been shed? I realize it is a little messed up--it was like that when I found it.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/14941819@N07/4758627834/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14941819@N07/4757988695/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14941819@N07/4757988943/
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Posted 2 years ago
Sat Jul 3 2010 16:56:56
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Looks like a carpet beetle to me! I couldn't make heads or tails of the third picture, but it seems to have the same coloration as the first two.

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Sat Jul 3 2010 17:17:45
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I agree that it looks like a carpet beetle larva as well. You'll want to vacuum like mad but this is a heck of a lot better than bed bugs. Some people react to the larva. There's a lot of discussion on the forum about carpet beetles so if you do a search, all the info should come up.
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Sat Jul 3 2010 17:25:29
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MyWorstFear - 7 minutes ago »
I agree that it looks like a carpet beetle larva as well. You'll want to vacuum like mad but this is a heck of a lot better than bed bugs. Some people react to the larva. There's a lot of discussion on the forum about carpet beetles so if you do a search, all the info should come up.

Carpet beetles will also feed on wool and cotton clothing as well.

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Sat Jul 3 2010 18:03:15
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i heard the don't like cotton very much.. but i heard they'll eat food that's been dropped, and wool and carpets...

they cause really itchy welts like bb welts.

i hate them almost as much as bbs
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Sat Jul 3 2010 18:05:27
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Do they bite?? Ive seen things like this... in a lot of places!
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Sat Jul 3 2010 22:05:02
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Don't bite, not blood feeders. Shed skins, some can be broken and in dust form, may cause reaction on skin or also if inhaled.
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Sat Jul 3 2010 22:05:18
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Carpet beetles don't bite though they may cause allergic reactions in some people who are sensitive to them.

The first two photos are not bed bugs. The third looks like a <splat!>
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Tue Jul 6 2010 3:03:07
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Ok, guys. When I was cleaning, I saw a LOT of these things ( i think mine are the same)
I didnt get very many photos with my phone, but
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4767248028_26abe8df2a_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4080/4766609201_f4e851b833_z.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4767247974_9fdfb75842_z.jpg

These look to me like the original poster's pics Can she confirm they look like the same thing?
I realized this last night after this thread and I moved a tv and found this guy.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4766609285_c77a73d4df_z.jpg
which I had taped up, and he came apart as I was trying to untape to get a picture.
but in person, it looks pretty close to this;
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/fabric/adult_black_carpet_beetle.jpg one bisection for wings, after the part that came off.
As you can see, it is way bigger than this guy tho.
http://www.entomology.wisc.edu/insectid/images/id_full/black-carpet-beetle.jpg

So, I might have beetles in addition to bed bugs? I found very few actual bedbugs, 1 live, 2 dead/ casts. I gave the whole one to m landlord...

Heres my best cast picture.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4766609109_590c424089_z.jpg
I know the tape isnt helping...

Can someone verify that those are carpet beetle pupaes?
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Jul 6 2010 18:56:06
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bushbugg, it's tough to tell from the photos, but I think that the second photo you posted looks like what I had. Mine was very transparent, so your first photo has portions where the coloring is darker than anything I had. But the banding was similar.
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Posted 2 years ago
Wed Jul 7 2010 0:56:20
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peppy - 5 hours ago »
bushbugg, it's tough to tell from the photos, but I think that the second photo you posted looks like what I had. Mine was very transparent, so your first photo has portions where the coloring is darker than anything I had. But the banding was similar.

I believe pretty firmly that my first 3 photos there are of the same kind of insect skin/pupae shell... aybe not the same as yours, but the same from my room. Keep in mind, the tape flattened them, I just got the first one with the exit hole turned completely away from the tape. The second one died in shell I think, the white part in center is not hollow, but a mass.

Anybody want to wager whether my first 3 pics above are carpet beetles?
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Posted 2 years ago
Wed Jul 7 2010 0:56:53
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bushbugg - 21 hours ago »

Can someone verify that those are carpet beetle pupaes?

Yes they carpet beetle larvae and you can see yourself the beetle is a black carpet beetle.

Jim
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Posted 2 years ago
Wed Jul 7 2010 0:58:28
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spideyjg - 34 seconds ago »

bushbugg - 21 hours ago »
Can someone verify that those are carpet beetle pupaes?

Yes they are.
Jim

So, Jim, you think both I and Peppy have carpet beetles (in addition to whatever bedbugs or other pests we have?)

Edit: thanks Jim. It puts my mind somewhat to rest!

PS, just to be clear, the two photos of adult beetles that are the clearest are NOT MINE, but pulled off the internet because I cant get a clear shot of the big black thing I put in tape. Im pretty sure it looks like the carpet beetles though.