Tiny Bugs in Kitchen Cupboards?

[Kosmiche]

For some reason in our house we have something of a minor infestation in our kitchen food cupboards. They're tiny and look like some sort of lice.

They like to crawl into opened cereal boxes and float to the surface when you're eating cereal and could be mistaken for being part of the cereal until you poke one and its legs start moving

What can I do to get rid of these bugs? I don't eat cereal anymore...

Thanks

 

[panthro]

Weavels? Throw everything out, fumigate and start again.

 

[slick rick]

Weevils perhaps? I don't know much about them though.

 

[twist3d0n3]

 

[kokuten]

burrowers?

 

[twist3d0n3]

burrowers?

derp.

 

[Vidar]

Sounds like miniature xenomorphs to me... only one thing for it, nuke them from orbit!!!

 

[Edrof]

Oh these are tiny cupboard lice.

 

[kokuten]

derp.

look i'm sticking with my poorly spelt attempt

 

[darael]

Sounds like weevils and they get in absolutely anything that's not airtight sealed - cereals, flour, the lot. Check inside all food packaging like cardboard boxes to make sure they're not crawling around.

Edit: Lots more information available from this link: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Weevils-(Flour-Bugs)

 

[arknor]

sounds like weevils I'd get a bug bomb and just nuke the cupboard , throw away anything not in tins/jars

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...HUNDREDS-Weevil-beetles-horrified-mother.html

 

[~Divine~Wind~]

aye weevils soudns like.
think Ir emember hearing they dislike basil

 

[Kosmiche]

Thing is they look nothing like weevils but thanks for the responses

 

[Efour]

aids ?

 

[Manbatius]

Biscuit beetle?

 

[Wallace]

Flour beetles?

 

[davido_labido]

take a picture of one so we can see what they look like?

 

[Kosmiche]

Not my pic but they look like this

 

[davido_labido]

flour/grain beatles!

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=g...OqhQff6ICYBw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=955

 

[DXP55]

We never buy flour in paper bags anymore - buy cardboard ones with lid and cereal goes in plastic cereal box's.

Not nice to have but bit of meat in cake or cereal is good for you.

Dave