Sometimes bugs such as flies carpet bugs and moths lay eggs in carpeting.
Little red worms in carpet.
Carpet beetle larvae look much different than the three specimens in the photograph.
This is especially true if there is a food source in the carpeting such as old rotten food or other organic matter.
Two major home invaders are the carpet bug better known as the carpet beetle and the maggot which is actually a house fly larvae.
Although obviously larvae people routinely refer to them as worms which is why we have articles about worms under furniture worms in the pantry worms in the carpet and worms on the counter.
When the eggs hatch small white worms the larvae infest the carpeting.
Tiny black worms on the carpet black and brown little brown worms in house small thin black white worm black worms in bathroom floor thin red little carpet how.
No matter what type of larvae you are dealing with it is best to remove them as quickly as possible through meticulous cleaning.
When we hear about small black worms discovered in a carpet our first idea is that the creatures are carpet beetle larvae which are extremley common household pests.
All of these articles are about carpet beetle larvae and they are only a sample of the many articles we have written about them.