Another bug ID thread…

September 27, 2021, 09:26 PM

911Boss

I’ve started finding these little fellows around the house. Have exhausted my resources trying to figure out what they are and where the came from.

Only find one at a time, on a wall and most frequently in the bathroom. They move so slowly you really have to watch to see that they are mobile and not just a piece of lint on the wall. They seem to be more frequent than I am comfortable with, but not what I would consider an infestation. Maybe find 2-3 of them over the course of a week.

About 2-3 mm in length. Impress me with your knowledge!

Pic is touch blurry, but very small and magnified trying to get some detail.

September 27, 2021, 09:49 PM

orion5

If it were white, I would call it a mealy bug. Have a lot of plants in the house?

September 27, 2021, 09:50 PM

Redleg06

Google image search suggests it's a carpet beetle.

September 27, 2021, 09:57 PM

Oz_Shadow

Always called them pillbugs. They like damp areas, especially rotten wood.

September 27, 2021, 10:15 PM

ensigmatic

quote:
Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
Always called them pillbugs. They like damp areas, especially rotten wood.

Looks like the wrong color. Looks like too many legs.

Pill bugs, aka: roly-polies, are always blue-gray and have seven pairs of legs. They aren't actually bugs, but crustaceans, and are beneficial.

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September 27, 2021, 10:46 PM

cheeze

Carpet beetle

September 27, 2021, 10:50 PM

911Boss

quote:
Originally posted by orion5:
If it were white, I would call it a mealy bug. Have a lot of plants in the house?

Yes, wife cuts lots of flowers from garden and brings inside for vases.

quote:
Originally posted by ensigmatic:
quote:
Originally posted by Oz_Shadow:
Always called them pillbugs. They like damp areas, especially rotten wood.

Looks like the wrong color. Looks like too many legs.

Pill bugs, aka: roly-polies, are always blue-gray and have seven pairs of legs. They aren't actually bugs, but crustaceans, and are beneficial.

This sounds like what we call “Potato bugs” in this area. If you touch hem they roll into a ball. These are much smaller and don’t have such a defined “shell”

quote:
Originally posted by Redleg06:
Google image search suggests it's a carpet beetle.

quote:
Originally posted by cheeze:
Carpet beetle

Checking google pics, looks like carpet beetle larvae. Great….

And for anyone else who comes across these things, good info on how to deal with them here:

https://www.bobvila.com/articl...d-of-carpet-beetles/