House bug

[FLIPFLOP69]

Hi need a little help to identify a bug in a house i am about to move into sorry dont have any pictures yet.The little critter is about 5 to 10mm in length has a dark body probably black with a light stripe across the top half of its body no visible separation between body and head please help

[Farplace]

Welcome to WAB. it's going to be hard to give a definate ID without a picture or a better description. How many legs has it got? Can you tell us more about it?

[Wild-Woman]

Carpet Beetle perhaps? Harmless, unless you are a carpet.

[Fauna]

Originally Posted by FLIPFLOP69

Hi need a little help to identify a bug in a house i am about to move into sorry dont have any pictures yet.The little critter is about 5 to 10mm in length has a dark body probably black with a light stripe across the top half of its body no visible separation between body and head please help

Hi and welcome to WAB.

Take a look at the Dermestes lardarius and see if this is what you have?

Regards Chris...

[FLIPFLOP69]

Thanks had a look at these but dont think they are the same.

[FLIPFLOP69]

GOT A BETTER LOOK AT ONE TODAY AND IT DOES LOOK LIKE A LARDER BEETLE.HOW WOULD I GET RID OF THESE?

[Klaas Reißmann]

They are fed by dried proteins, such as dry meat, dried dog and cat food and similar. You need to find what they feed on and dispose it. Possibly, if you are living in an old house or if there are many pigeons around the house you need to go to the attic and have to surch for dead and dry birds, mice or similar. There can be more possibilities. You just have to think a little unconventionally.

And remember: it is not a sign of a dirty household or what ever. I had one asking for similar beetles like yours. He defended himself against my tips, because he thought of me talking about a dirty household. At least he found out, that his old dog, which meanwhile died, stored the dry dog food he couldn't eat, because of his disease in the last week of his life, under the cabinet in the sleeping room. After he found this he got rid of the beetles.

Regards
Klaas

[Fauna]

Originally Posted by Klaas Reißmann

They are fed by dried proteins, such as dry meat, dried dog and cat food and similar. You need to find what they feed on and dispose it. Possibly, if you are living in an old house or if there are many pigeons around the house you need to go to the attic and have to surch for dead and dry birds, mice or similar. There can be more possibilities. You just have to think a little unconventionally.

And remember: it is not a sign of a dirty household or what ever. I had one asking for similar beetles like yours. He defended himself against my tips, because he thought of me talking about a dirty household. At least he found out, that his old dog, which meanwhile died, stored the dry dog food he couldn't eat, because of his disease in the last week of his life, under the cabinet in the sleeping room. After he found this he got rid of the beetles.

Regards
Klaas

I also had a few of these in my house when i first moved in. The occupants before me also had a small dog that would hide food under the stairs cupboard. Which is where the beetles where coming from.


Here is some more info here to go along with what Klaas has suggested...

Larder or Bacon Beetle

Regards Chris...

[FLIPFLOP69]

Thanks for the tips.The house has been empty for a few months so dried food is out of the question, i think maybe will have to look in the attic