[helenmarie]

I recently moved into halls/dorms at university and I keep finding these little bugs in my room, and although I believe them to be harmless, I want to know what they are.
They are very small, the biggest one I've found being just under half a cm in length. They move and look like tiny caterpillars and are dark grey in colour. They are kind of fat as well.
I recently came back after being away for a week and they were in my bed too, which is where I draw the line!
Any ideas??

[letmeno]

Do they roll up in a little ball when they are disturbed?

[Chery]

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/taxonomy_menu/3/15

Check this or another entemology site and try to find the type, or take a picture and send it to us. Good Hunting.

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[helenmarie]

Oh wow! Thank you so much... it looks a lot like the carpet beetle on the far right. Ill get my hoover out!

[Chery]

Oh wow! Thank you so much... it looks a lot like the carpet beetle on the far right. Ill get my hoover out!!

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[fredg]

Hi,
Does your Dorm have a Resident Manager?
Years ago, when I attended a university, lived in the Dorm, we had a Resident Manager, and each "named hall" within each Dorm had a "section advisor".
I suggest you tell one of those people (if you have one) about the bug problem.
Your Dorm just might need some attention by a Pest Control person or company.