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Beetles indoors

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sparklesandsparkles · 25/04/2024 14:41

Hi

What type of beetle is this and why do I have so many in my house?😮‍💨

This and slugs!!! Please help! What shall I do to stop these creatures??

We do have patio doors to outside in the living room..

Beetles indoors
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Nosierosi · 25/04/2024 14:46

Looks like a woodlouse to me. When I moved in to my house we had quite a few, I became a bit obsessed with them. The house had been empty and cold for about a year by the time we moved in so once the house warmed up they stopped.
is your house a bit damp and cold? Have you got any wood that’s rotting, from a leak perhaps? They like those conditions.

sparklesandsparkles · 25/04/2024 17:48

Nosierosi · 25/04/2024 14:46

Looks like a woodlouse to me. When I moved in to my house we had quite a few, I became a bit obsessed with them. The house had been empty and cold for about a year by the time we moved in so once the house warmed up they stopped.
is your house a bit damp and cold? Have you got any wood that’s rotting, from a leak perhaps? They like those conditions.

You're right - it's a woodlouse! Yes it's mainly near the patio doors where it's cold. Will have to look into replacing the doors😶

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DroopyTulips · 25/04/2024 17:51

Get some diamataceous earth and sprinkle it around the edges of the room and where you think they are coming in.

user1471505356 · 27/04/2024 08:23

Do not panic, they are normal in any older property, I see them every day annoying but they do no damage.

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