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Help - bugs!!!!!!
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In my new flat I am encountering insects I have never seen before.
I was cleaning under the bed today as it was getting a bit dusty and its been a couple of months since I've done it (oops). The thing is I came across about 50 dead and 2 live insects. They are black and hairy and just under a cm long. Underneath they were brown and had lots of legs. Does anyone have any idea what they are?
Also in the bathroom I have found reddy brown oval shaped insects that like hiding under my hubby's face flannel. They remind me a bit of a silverfish type thing. Can anyone help identify them. Thanks in advance.
I was cleaning under the bed today as it was getting a bit dusty and its been a couple of months since I've done it (oops). The thing is I came across about 50 dead and 2 live insects. They are black and hairy and just under a cm long. Underneath they were brown and had lots of legs. Does anyone have any idea what they are?
Also in the bathroom I have found reddy brown oval shaped insects that like hiding under my hubby's face flannel. They remind me a bit of a silverfish type thing. Can anyone help identify them. Thanks in advance.
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The ones under your bed sound like carpet beetles. See here for a picture and description.
Do you have any idea how to get rid of them. I'm fairly new to the flat and I'm scared what I'll find next. We have wooden flooring, but keep blankets and duvets etc under the bed but in plastic bags. They have only congregated in one area under the bed. Reading the article, they may have flown in.
Are they a danger to clothing etc? I really have no idea on these things. (anything with more than 4 legs scares me)!!!
Are they a danger to clothing etc? I really have no idea on these things. (anything with more than 4 legs scares me)!!!
omg! That was a good article from CheekyChops...have you read the bottom?:
In trunks or cases, a deterrent application of paradichlorobenzene or napthalene may be effective if the lids are tightly fitting. One pound of crystals of the particular chemical should be used for each ten cubic feet of space. The young larvae and the
beetles are the most easily killed by these chemicals but the containers must be kept tightly closed.
Blankets and furnishings treated in this manner should be hung up in a good current of air for ventilation in order that the aromatic odour can be dispersed.
The fully grown larvae of carpet beetles appear to be resistant to modern contact insecticides because they are able to crawl about long after they have come into contact with a lethal dose of insecticide. Perseverance and patience must be exercised in dealing with this pest as immediate results will seldom be achieved.
If it was me I wouldn't store anything under the bed and wash everything that has been stored under there, regardless of if it's been in plastic bags (or treat it as per the note above). If you have wooden floors that should help. It mentions they like damp areas and then warm so it's obviously nice and warm under that bed! I'd phone the local council too as they may be able to advise/assist.
In trunks or cases, a deterrent application of paradichlorobenzene or napthalene may be effective if the lids are tightly fitting. One pound of crystals of the particular chemical should be used for each ten cubic feet of space. The young larvae and the
beetles are the most easily killed by these chemicals but the containers must be kept tightly closed.
Blankets and furnishings treated in this manner should be hung up in a good current of air for ventilation in order that the aromatic odour can be dispersed.
The fully grown larvae of carpet beetles appear to be resistant to modern contact insecticides because they are able to crawl about long after they have come into contact with a lethal dose of insecticide. Perseverance and patience must be exercised in dealing with this pest as immediate results will seldom be achieved.
If it was me I wouldn't store anything under the bed and wash everything that has been stored under there, regardless of if it's been in plastic bags (or treat it as per the note above). If you have wooden floors that should help. It mentions they like damp areas and then warm so it's obviously nice and warm under that bed! I'd phone the local council too as they may be able to advise/assist.
The latter insect is a booklice - please see my post on this thead below:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Animals-and-Nat ure/Question426810.html
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