Ew ew ew, horrid discovery, please help :(

[JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff]

Just made a nasty discovery.

Rattan style Moses basket has several small black or dark brown insects on it. Google suggests they are book lice. I have occasionally noticed small beetles like this in our house recently but figured they had come in from outside and didn't worry too much beyond disposing of them.

Now I worry we have an infestation and don't know what to do. We have 3 small dc and no time as it is, barely 45 min in the day that is not working, cooking or doing bedtime. Our house is slightly damp like many British houses but just don't have the energy to even start thinking about how to tackle this.....

[Namethecat]

Also look at an image of carpet beetles. They can also get to unusual places. Sorry but I do not have any suggestions to get rid !

[wowfudge]

Do you dry washing inside? Is there an extractor fan in the bathroom and do you use it and keep the bathroom door shut? What about a cooker hood? Do you open windows regularly?

If houses are slightly damp it's often down to lifestyle and can be fairly easily fixed. Is there mould anywhere?

It's also possible that the bugs were in the rattan and the hot weather has brought them out.

[Prokupatuscrakedatus]

Apart from reducing (air) humidity, you could try this:

book scorpion (chelifer cancroides), you can buy them in shops for natural pest control - at least where I am.

[goingtotown]

house is slightly damp like many British houses

Where did you get this information from? I’ve never heard of that.

[JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff]

Hi all, no laundry inside in summer. It is an uninsulated house so gets damp but more concerned to get rid of bugs!

It's not "information" it is just a general impression that many parts of the UK have a damp climate and there are definitely more problemd with household damp here than in drier places I've lived.

The book scorpions are fascinating, thsnks!! Never seen them for sàle though. Wondering about diatamaceous earth......

[Afitap]

@JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff

Hi all, no laundry inside in summer. It is an uninsulated house so gets damp but more concerned to get rid of bugs!

It's not "information" it is just a general impression that many parts of the UK have a damp climate and there are definitely more problemd with household damp here than in drier places I've lived.

The book scorpions are fascinating, thsnks!! Never seen them for sàle though. Wondering about diatamaceous earth......

Hello, were you able to get rid of them? @JohnnyMcGrathSaysFuckOff