We get carpet beetles in our flat every spring, granted it has never turned into an infestation thankfully but usually when I see them start popping up around this time, I start a strict cleaning regime, vacuuming like a mad woman and also probably spraying enough pesticide to kill me and DH let alone the bloody bugs. Every spring the adults show up all around our bed, usually seeing 1 every couple of days on the bed frame or (the worst) in the bed, I do this cleaning routine, then eventually by the summer they disappear and we don’t see them again until the next spring. I do think the adults are just venturing in from outside through cracks in our thick baseboards around the bed (at least that’s what I’m telling myself) as I have looked inside, around and under our bed frame and can’t see any signs of infestation in the bed itself.
Things are different this year through, because we have a 3 week old DD. Not only is there no time to do this strict cleaning regime to keep them under control, neither can I go mad spraying the place down with pesticide (I don’t know the impact on babies but I’m guessing it’s a no no!) I have seen four adults this week, all around and in our bed (btw - definitely carpet beetles and not bed bugs, I know bed bugs sadly and this isn’t them at all), and I’m losing my mind a bit. My DD’s crib is right next to our bed and the thought of there being an infestation or any of these bugs getting near her is freaking me out, so much. I called pest control out last year and they basically told me carpet beetles are so common that they don’t actually bother treating them unless it’s an infestation, and in the numbers I’m seeing it’s not an infestation but it’s still enough to seriously make my skin crawl.
DH says I’m being dramatic, that they’re common and that we know they go away in the summer and for the rest of the year so it’s fine. I am a bit neurotic with it yes, but I’m also scared of it turning into an infestation before it’s too late, especially with DD around. It’s all freaking me out loads and making me panic about going to bed (definitely not needed with a newborn) but DH thinks I’m being unreasonable about it and I should just let it go/ we can up the vacuuming and hope for the best.
So what do you think? Am I being unreasonable about this? Should I just let it go and accept that this happens every year so it will probably be fine and won’t turn into an infestation?