Bug invasion

[willhub]

Hi.

In our kitchen there is a cupboard, we have cups and boxes of tea, jars of coffe and chocolate etc..

A week ago we seen these little tiny brownish bugs crawling around, they got into the boxes and into the teabags, they looks like harvest bugs but on closer looking thicker and shorter and brown. We sparayed it all, got rid of all boxes with these bugs in, and there was none left, now they came back, had to throw boxes away and loads of teabags like the rest.

Any idea what these bugs are??? Havent got a pic but maybe someone has had a similar problem before.

 

[[FnG]magnolia]

SEND THEM BACK!

 

[fini]

ants?

 

[willhub]

No lol, ants are about 10time bigger. They are about the size of the black long small harvest bugs but a little shorter and thicker.

 

[fini]

maybe they're short fat harvest bugs?

 

[willhub]

Dont know, dont think they are as its too cold for them now surely and they come back inside the cupboards, especially teabags.

 

[Anewbe4u]

Aliens (from film)?

 

[Deleted member 66701]

Do you store flour in the same cupboard? Flour beetles I guess.

Only way to get rid of them is to throw away EVERYTHING in the cupboard (inc tins - they can live under the labels) - wipe down all doors, shelves, handles etc with disinfectant inc all the nooks and crannies.

 

[willhub]

Dont have flour, just sugar, teabags etc... My mum wont throw it away, untill the next time we get them....

 

[VFR_KID]

Are the possibly silver fish? yes it sounds like some space being but there tiny little horrible things that are usualyfound in places that are try and dusty http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish try that they apparently like suggary starchy things

 

[willhub]

Nope deffenitly not, these walk like normal bugs.

 

[arknor]

sounds like you may have Biscuit beetles
http://www.chester.gov.uk/council_services/environment_and_health/pest_control/biscuit_beetles.aspx

theres another type of beetle that likes eating the same things aswell but i cant remember what there called

actually just look on the left on here
http://www.rentokil.co.uk/a-z-of-pests/stored-product-insects/flour-beetle.php
and you will probably find the beetle thats invaded your home

 

[VFR_KID]

Just out a matter of intrest how do normal bugs walk ? with a swing or just straight Oh do they march like the Nazis

 

[willhub]

They march like Nazis

 

[VFR_KID]

Sweet maby if you ask if they want a shower they will flee? pardon the punn

 

[antijoke]

We had these at our old house, only way to get rid of them is as previously stated and throw EVERYTHING away and give the draws/cupboards a deep clean. After this they were gone.

 

[FerociouS]

Iv had Ants Invest our Kitchen for the previous 2 Summers before this, but i was ready for the ******* this year so we didnt get any, lol.

 

[fini]

Iv had Ants Invest our Kitchen

That'll be banker ants, with the downturn in the market, they'll stop doing that soon.

 

[Strife212]

That'll be banker ants

 

[mrk]

if they like tea they might be De-bigulated chimps !

What you need is a Re-De-Bigulator!