Is this a bed bug or a beetle?

cainer · 21 Mar 2018 at 20:09

its a greater spotted rob eating beatle,
you need to exterminate it, id start with burning the house down

SickAsAParrot · 22 Mar 2018 at 08:28

We get similar looking things occasionally but I identified them as Biscuit Beetles. All our fireplaces are blocked off apart from an air vent, and I've read that if pigeons fall down the chimney and die (which they do, I've retrieved live ones on two occasions), then biscuit beetles will feed on them then come out of the air vents and head for light (windows).

dacads · 22 Mar 2018 at 08:43

A carpet beetle in your bed? I'd be concerned..

EGuitarStar · 22 Mar 2018 at 10:04

@robfosters are you still alive or has the faded colour lady-beetle bug rendered you dead?

Xire · 22 Mar 2018 at 14:56

thats definitely a false widdow.

dirtychinchilla · 22 Mar 2018 at 15:16

VincentHanna said:
Looks like a discoloured lady bird.

I read that as discontinued. People were so upset by the incorrect colour that they had to stop manufacture.

robfosters · 22 Mar 2018 at 15:29

I'm still here. I stayed awake all night, armed with a lighter and a can of Lynx, but I escaped with my life.

manic_man · 22 Mar 2018 at 15:51

Looks like a carpet beetle to me, if you scour the edges of your carpet and look very carefully in wardrobes etc you will probably find the larvae too (little furry things). Unfortunately they are effectively impossible to get rid of in the UK except keeping on top of them and hoovering carpet edges etc. very well each year, fortunately, they don't do people much harm, the little furry larvae can cause some skin irritation and some people are bit allergic to them..

CaptainRAVE · 22 Mar 2018 at 16:12

My wife asked me about these the other day as a couple appeared near the bed. Of course she had a massive freak out. Will pull the bed out and hoover under there I guess.

Vinno · 22 Mar 2018 at 21:40

Looks like an old sugarpuff with some of your short and curlys stuck to it...

jpod · 22 Mar 2018 at 23:17

It is clearly a computer bug with digital camo. Probably spawned from COD4.

Gimli · 7 Sep 2020 at 14:11

TraceyCornish said:
I think my sister has the same problem with bugs now. What does she need to do????? any recommendation please

Fry it in a bit of beef fat and serve with chips. Very high in protein.

fobose · 7 Sep 2020 at 14:24

TraceyCornish said:
I think my sister has the same problem with bugs now. What does she need to do????? any recommendation please

If its a carpet beetle, get some of this powder and follow the instructions. Where is she getting them, in a room with carpet? If she has synthetic carpet then they wont eat it but best check wardrobes etc! Regular vacuuming helps to, especially under beds and behind furniture. They only eat organic material.

Brizzles · 7 Sep 2020 at 14:31

fobose · 7 Sep 2020 at 14:35

Brizzles said:

It's true!! They bury in to the carpet during daylight or if you shine light on them

builder22 · 7 Sep 2020 at 15:17

Just keep the lights on then
Out of sight out of mind

wolfie138 · 7 Sep 2020 at 15:26

dacads said:
A carpet beetle in your bed? I'd be concerned..

maybe he sleeps on the floor.

Diddums · 7 Sep 2020 at 16:25

TraceyCornish said:
I think my sister has the same problem with bugs now. What does she need to do????? any recommendation please

Well obviously the first thing she needs to do is get her sister to sign up to a computer forum and ask the guys on there, word on the streets is they have hidden superpowers when it comes to bugs.