Bed Bug Vs Dust Mites. You know you have bed bugs when you spot tiny oval shaped flat creatures with six legs and a pair of antennae. Although dust mites. Dust mites differ from bed bugs because they do not actually feed on the blood of humans and pets.
Dust mites and their feces are one of the most common allergens found indoors. Bed bug bites are visible and look like mosquito bites.
These microscopic pests which are relatives of the spider feed on the flakes of skin that people and pets shed daily.
They belong to the mite family pyroglyphidae. You know you have bed bugs when you spot tiny oval shaped flat creatures with six legs and a pair of antennae. A dust mite is so small they can t usually be seen a bed bug is an oval flat and reddish brown in color and a flea is a small brown or black speck with a long and flat body so each is quite unique. Dust mites are described as microscopic organisms belonging to the arachnid family.