Identify this please

[greywolf]

Seems I have been sharing my bed with the following

Awoke to spot a bug on my sheets, after further investigation it would seem my bed inside around the fabric/wood frame has quite a lot of whatever the hell these things are. So pulled out some stuffing with one on it and took a photo. This one seems dead though as the top has sort of pulled apart when I poke it with a knife.

Anyone hazard a guess as to what it is? Size wise around 4mm long. Sort of looks like some bedbugs, which I really hope it isn't.

Not looking forward to going to bed tonight

 

[greywolf]

Pretty sure that's a carpet beetle larva. They usually crop up in places that haven't been vacuumed in generations .

I think you might be right as the bug I saw looked like the carpet beetle after it err hatches I guess. And yes I hardly never vaccume inside the bed frame usually just do the mattress.

Tomorrow I shall be bed shopping.

 

[greywolf]

Basicly the OP wees the bed and they like to live in it

Be honest your jealous as they chose me

CARPET BEETLE that is the larvae

Yup seems so, although from the bug I saw seems to be the "Varied carpet beetle". Sort of feel bad that I never though to hoover inside the bed frame, and how long have I've been living with them

Oh well... Tomorrow I am taking the carpet up, along with the bed and curtains then taken to the dump. Followed by a good dusting of Boric Acid which from reading seems to help kill them off. Just glad it wasn't bed bugs which seem worse to get rid of.

 

[greywolf]

advice

Thanks for the advice arknor.