Little Brown Worms In My Carpet

I also have tiny thin worms but some are very long literally making designs in my carpet.

Little brown worms in my carpet.

I havent been back to my apt in over a month and now they seem to be dead leaving bruises that arent sore in a worm like pattern. A reader concerned about an outrageous infestation of small brown worms outside her home sent in this image below of a small worm with a triangular tipped tail and a brown ridged body. Or how to get rid of them. Unfortunately the same cannot be said of their larvae.

No matter what type of larvae you are dealing with it is best to remove them as quickly as possible through meticulous cleaning. What you might think is worms in your carpet is most likely the larvae of assorted insect species such as spider moth and fly larvae. Tiny brown worms in carpeting are usually flea larvae. Now these worms are in me and my caregiver under the skin.

Home pests can cause a lot of damage to furniture clothes and other fabrics while creating health hazards for people and pets living in the residence. When the reader says tiny she means it as she only estimates the worms to be about a quarter of an inch or six millimeters in length. A reader wrote to us a week or so ago about some 1 4 inch quarter inch black worms she is finding in the carpet of her house. I also see some shells from them i guess they shed their skin they look like mealworms just smaller.

I dont know what to do. First do a thorough vacuuming of the entire carpet. Okay i was cleaning out under my bed and i saw these little brown worms crawing in my carpet. An adult carpet beetle won t cause your home any harm.

Carpet beetle larvae can eat holes in rugs curtains upholstery clothing and books. You must throw the vacuum bag out immediately or the fleas will be back. I also have clear looking ones. In addition to being in her carpet the small black worms are also on the baseboards around her house which isn t surprising given that baseboards often line carpet.

The reader says that the worms look like the ones found in old baking flour. Two major home invaders are the carpet bug better known as the carpet beetle and the maggot which is actually a house fly larvae. A reader wrote to us about some tiny brown worms she has been finding in various places around her house including her laundry basket her bathroom and her kitchen counter.