HOWEVER, bugs will be back in a few weeks. He came out to retreat and identify a bug I didn't recognize. He told me it was a bed bug and to throw out the bed - frame and all -- immediately!!

We got rid of the bed, frantically started washing every linen in the house (breaking the washing machine as well!), but continued our research on bed bugs, because what we found just didn't look like a bed bug to US - the non-"professional".

Called the owner back and after much discussion he admitted it was a Varied Carpet Beetle!! PLEASE look both of these bugs up online and let me know if YOU - the non-"professional" - got them confused!!

Did he even apologize for the loss of the most comfortable bed we owned? Not to mention the chaos the word "bed bug" stirs up which resulted in this house being turned upside down for several weeks until we got the washing machine fixed and a new bed for our daughters!

He did, however, find the time to work up an estimate to rid our home of Carpet Beetles! BTW - we got rid of those after a few weeks of consistent vacuuming - for free!!

RUN from the Assassin! Don't be his next victim!