Sorry this is going to be long.
I found 7 adult carpet bugs this morning, 2 on my bed, 3 under my bed, 2 on a throw on the other side of my room.
I thought that I was catching them as they were coming into my room but if I'm finding over 5 before lunch time I think it's probably coming from inside my room - all of the ones I've found have been crawling up from under my bed.
My bed is one of those beds where you can lift up the top part of the frame and the beneath the mattress & frame there's a huge storage area.
They are coming out of that storage area but the issue is I don't know how they got in - I absolutely hate this. I have tried talking to my mum about this but she says that I'm being overdramatic and that it's my own fault and I need to clean my room.
If these bugs are products of last years infestation (which she held the same attitude about) I wouldn't be surprised.
Last year I used to find 10-20 of these bugs dead on my windowsill every evening - I think as disgusting as it might be, a couple of the bugs might have found their way under my bed and that's probably why I'm having the issue I'm having now.
If they come from the storage space under my bed - that makes complete sense because that's the once place not cleaned regularly therefore I wouldn't have seen them. Also my carpet is really long/fluffy and dark so whenever I opened up my storage unit they probably would've just blended right in.
I have only found adults so far, I haven't actually found any larvae whatsoever, so, trying to be optimistic here but it could be adults coming out of hibernation (Though I don't know if carpet bugs hibernate)?
I so ashamed to make this but can anyone help?? Does anyone know what to do?? My mum doesn't want to get involved - she didn't really help when this was an issue last year but I don't want it to be a repeat, especially now that I'm finding them ON MY BED!!
Also a little context about carpet beetles;
They don't actually target carpets specifically, they go after all fibres - though if they are under my bed I think my carpet is their main target. My room has a lot of cotton throws/my bed is cotton etc - I am washing throws that were exposed when I found the bugs this morning but can't wash my bedding until tomorrow at least.
They are small - about the size of a pinhead, half the size of a ladybird. They are dark with white/brown patterns on them. There are specific bug sprays dedicated to killing them (I got one last year) but if they're under my bed, I'm not sure this would work because they could just crawl under storage.
They are active at night and are attracted to light areas during the dark/dark areas during the day. I've had one fly onto my phone a couple nights ago.
The infestation isn't bad enough for an exterminator but I have been finding more and more every single day.
The appearances of carpet bugs in my room started when my relative gave me this like fluffy blanket that you can wear (not sure of it's exact name) so, if they haven't flown into my room, I think it's possible the blanket could've had carpet bug eggs or larvae on it when gifted to me. The blanket was put under my bed in storage after it was gifted.