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Bugs

12 replies

tiredmoma · 01/01/2019 12:11

Anyone know what these are?! I keep bloody finding them mainly in the kitchen (where the backdoor is!) the odd one in the living but no where else in the house and more importantly hell the hell do i get rid??

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 01/01/2019 17:19

No idea sorry tired.

lynnepot · 01/01/2019 17:31

Some sort of spider? Hoover them up until they finally give into submission.

ElizabethMainwaring · 01/01/2019 17:33

Well, they aren't spiders, that's for sure, as spiders have eight legs. They are definitely a type of beetle. Harmless.

dementedpixie · 01/01/2019 17:36

Looks like a beetle

brimfullofasha · 01/01/2019 17:43

I think they could be ladybird larvae

tiredmoma · 01/01/2019 20:00

Deffo not spiders i would have moved by now!! They are tiny i had to zoom in to get a shot they are harmless (i hope!) but doing my head in!! I did have some bird seed in my unit but cleared it out and got rid as i thought that could be keeping them (and it was beyond ewwww 🤮 with how many there were!) but still getting some of them i kill every one i see so hopefully they will just disappear one day!

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NanTheWiser · 02/01/2019 12:48

Possibly flour weevil, especially if you found them in your bird seed.

ElizabethMainwaring · 02/01/2019 13:03

They aren't ladybird larvae, ladybird larvae are longer and thinner, and look like tiny crocodiles (albeit with 6 legs).
I've just googled flour weevils, and it seems that Nan is right, that's what they are. Advice is to bleach all cupboards and shelves and put down bay leaves. The bay leaves are a natural repellent. Good luck!

Silkei · 02/01/2019 13:08

Have you had a real Xmas tree? They look like conifer aphids. Could have hatched out from the tree.

tiredmoma · 02/01/2019 22:29

Nope fake trees in this house!! Ill bleach the kitchen (cupboards need a good clearing out anyway so 2 birds 1 stone!) lol

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DraughtyWindow · 06/01/2019 13:55

Do you have any pot plants inside? It looks like a vine weevil. Crunchy little critters. If so you will need to repot and treat your plants.

tiredmoma · 06/01/2019 23:33

I have one but its in the dining room but they aren't in there

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