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Guides for pests in the bedroom, including what to do when kids or pets sleep nearby.
Carpet beetles · Identify
Hairy, or round like a tiny ladybug? Carpet beetle: it eats wool, not you. A flat, reddish-brown oval the size of an apple seed, or dark seam spots, means bed bugs.
Carpet beetles · Get Rid of Pests
Usually larvae wandering in from lint or wool nearby, not a mattress infestation, and they don’t bite. Hot-wash bedding and vacuum under the bed; traps cost under $8.
Mice · Get Rid of Pests
A mouse in the bedroom is mainly a droppings-and-urine risk, not a bite risk. Tonight: put food away, pull the bed off the wall, set snap traps kids and pets can’t reach.
Carpet beetles · Identify
Bristly shed skins, salt-grain poop and chewed patches in wool mean larvae are feeding indoors. A few adults on a windowsill don’t. Check with a flashlight, tape and $8 of sticky traps.
