Need help identifying tiny insect - worried about bed bugs
I know photos of damaged insects can be hard to identify, but I’m hoping someone can take a look.
I stayed in an Airbnb where I was concerned about possible bed bugs. I had bites. When I got home, I dried all of my clothes and bedding on high heat and moved into a home with brand-new furniture (new bed and couch).
Since then, I haven’t found a confirmed bed bug, cast skins, fecal spots, or eggs. I also haven’t had a clear pattern of new bites at home.
I found this tiny insect and took it under a microscope. Google Lens says it’s a bed bug nymph, but I’ve also found Reddit posts with what looks like the same insect where people identified it as a grain beetle or another small beetle.
Questions:
Does this insect look like a bed bug nymph, or does it look more like a beetle?
If it’s not a bed bug, what do you think it is?
Based on these photos alone, would you recommend continuing to monitor with interceptors, or would you already consider this enough evidence to call pest control?
Any help is appreciated. I’m trying to be objective and avoid overreacting, but I also don’t want to miss an early