Is this a bedbug?!

diggermama · 2023-10-23T09:19:30+00:00

Completely panicking. Putting clothes away and it was stuck to the back of the wardrobe. Is this a bedbug?!

Ifailed · 23/10/2023 10:23

Does it look like this?

fairymary87 · 23/10/2023 10:24

I think that's a flat head beetle

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diggermama · 23/10/2023 10:25

Ifailed · 23/10/2023 10:23

Does it look like this?

Phew! Nope. Thank you!

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TenThousandSpoons · 23/10/2023 10:25

I don’t think it’s a bedbug. I think it’s a type of carpet beetle. If you look around your windowsills are there any? The adults are attracted to light. The larvae eat wool so check anything made of wool in the wardrobe, especially anything you haven’t worn for a long while.

Rockgod · 23/10/2023 10:25

Looks like a beetle 👍

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diggermama · 23/10/2023 10:26

fairymary87 · 23/10/2023 10:24

I think that's a flat head beetle

Thank you for your help

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diggermama · 23/10/2023 10:27

TenThousandSpoons · 23/10/2023 10:25

I don’t think it’s a bedbug. I think it’s a type of carpet beetle. If you look around your windowsills are there any? The adults are attracted to light. The larvae eat wool so check anything made of wool in the wardrobe, especially anything you haven’t worn for a long while.

This is really helpful. Thank you so much

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 23/10/2023 10:28

There was a spokesman for the pest control industry on the news last week. He confirmed that there had been a huge increase in the number of calls from householders concerned they might have bedbugs, but no increase at all in the number of properties where bedbugs have actually been found, which remains very low in the UK.

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diggermama · 23/10/2023 10:38

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 23/10/2023 10:28

There was a spokesman for the pest control industry on the news last week. He confirmed that there had been a huge increase in the number of calls from householders concerned they might have bedbugs, but no increase at all in the number of properties where bedbugs have actually been found, which remains very low in the UK.

This is reassuring. Thanks for your help

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