dddave Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 These bugs have infested my apartment in Bangkok: floors, cabinets, shelving. Can anybody identify them? I've checked my rice and other grain based supplies and they don't seem to be the source. They don't seem to bite. I have sprayed full cans of supermarket type insecticide into every nook and cranny I can think of before going out for a day but they always seem to return. All suggestions appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Can you post a clear picture? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Try Chaindrite spray,for cockroaches and termites, Mosquito spray might not be strong enough. need a clearer photo to see what they are,cannot even see if they have legs. regards Worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted May 20, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 20, 2018 How do they taste? 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukrules Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Do they fly ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Photo is way too blurry to be able to tell what bug it is. Any chance of putting your camera on Macro mode and getting a clear crisp photo ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1FinickyOne Posted May 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted May 21, 2018 They look like crumbs... my wife uses a broom and dust pan. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBOP Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Have you check your pasta supply? Looks like the type of beatle that infests food stuffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 hello, maybe the worm of bread or stegobium otherwise type "small insect in house" then "image" and you see the insects scrolling; click on the one that seems good to you, then click again and you have his name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash999 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Looks like gecko droppings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faraday Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I worry about Dave....he posts up a thread, telling us about these bugs....& nothing more is heard from him!!!! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 actually, RBOP, this could be weevils who put themselves in the pasta, the flour, and that we find in another form on the vegetable plants. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Faraday, it was eaten by the Plodia interpunctella 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, sirocco said: actually, RBOP, this could be weevils who put themselves in the pasta, the flour, and that we find in another form on the vegetable plants. He should get a clear, crisp photo of them, perhaps with a coin or pen or something next to them to give us an idea of scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) Carpet beetles ? If you have some small centipedes in the home, (NOT the giant variety).... they will take care of the other bugs. Edited May 21, 2018 by Catoni Addition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I would say weevils after food stuff as someone else said pasta or even unopened snacks or rice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I managed to enlarge the image, but I had the impression that it was cottony or like a cocoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Sell your condo to an unsuspecting farang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Did you steal an IKEA tape measure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villa82 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I'm only guessing as the photo isn't good, but they look and sound like tobacco beetles. Are they slow moving and fly short distances? Also when they're threatened they curl up into a ball and play dead.. These beetles infest a wide variety of products, including pet food, rice, flour, cereal, spices and pasta. They have also infested books, dried flowers, spices, leather, silk, old rodent bait and even museum specimens. In homes, spices and dry pet food are very common foods for cigarette beetles. I had them in my house last year, they were a real pain in the backside as we couldn't find where they were coming from, I'd spend ages hovering them up each night before going to sleep, for some reason they never seemed to be about during daylight hours. My wife eventually found where they were living and breeding, she had one of those microwaveable hot pads that was filled with rice in the bottom of her wardrobe, it had been there for ages unused, when she opened it up there was hundreds of these pesky critters inside having a party. If you can't find them inside the food in your cupboards or pantry, then you'll have to have a good look around the rest of your home and find their nest, they won't go away by themselves, good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Sounds like you are taking precautions, but be extra careful when using the insect sprays here, they are extremely potent. You spray in one area and bugs die three meters away! I don't know what kind of bugs they are, but I have used a spray that is made by Fumakilla, it's called "Vape One Push". It comes in a small pump type bottle and the instructions say to just give the pump one push and then leave the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsingle Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) Possibly mutatiobestiamicrofluctus? (I've nevet heard of it before).I asked my wife if she has seen these and she Googled what she thought they are called in Thai. The Thai name brings up quite a few search results but looking through those I found only one Latin name and no English names. For this reason I hope it's acceptable to the moderators if I include the Thai name หนอนปลอก I remember seeing creatures like this in Africa. Larvae of a moth that creates a protective jacket with bits of fibre and debris. OP did check food sources were clean so that seems to rule out weevils. Edited May 21, 2018 by paulsingle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddysmit Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Catoni said: Carpet beetles ? If you have some small centipedes in the home, (NOT the giant variety).... they will take care of the other bugs. Do you mean the small ones that roll up into a circle? I like those,and years ago did pick them up and move them outside,until a Thai person told me they bite,I still move them outside when I see one occasionally,but if they get rid of other pests,will leave single ones to do their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 No, it is not Mutatiobestiamicrofluctus, even if it is found on our walls (and on the internet) Its insect is rather like the shape of a cocoon, or a foestus that's why I think more about the vrillette of bread or stegobium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atyclb Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 fry them and sell them on the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) Try Borax (which is Boric Acid) - as long as you don't have pets. It's sold in the US markets in the laundry detergent section, and in Home Depot type stores with the insect sprays. Sprinkle it on the floor along the base of the cabinets in the kitchen, etc. I don't know if it will work with your bugs but it works great with roaches and ants. They either eat it or walk on it and eat it when they lick their feet. You could mix it with some flour and cocoa and the bugs should eat it. Nothing harmful to inhale other than avoiding doing that when placing it on the ground, not dangerous unless one eats it. Don't use it if you have pets though. Edited May 21, 2018 by JimmyJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mario666 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 9 hours ago, sirocco said: actually, RBOP, this could be weevils who put themselves in the pasta, the flour, and that we find in another form on the vegetable plants. It is difficult to tell as pic too blurry, but looks like "weevils" as Sirrcco said.....I find that even if white flour is sealed in a Zip-Loc bag they will appear after a few weeks. I used to sift them out, but now I just pretend that they are "Whole Grains", leave them in and I tell myself it is healthier than plain white flour! And maybe they add a little protein? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisuLover Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 They look like eggs, or empty egg cases. Possibly bedbugs, in which case Dave will definitely need to sharpen his focus, cos' they will mean a big bonfire in the garden! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 He ain't returned; do ya think the bugs have eaten him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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