Bug ID please

[eco-mick]

Not sure if its in the right place or not (I can't seem to find a misc section) anyhow I keep on seeing this little bug in the house, keep kicking them outside and yet I find another one a few days later - what is it please?


What ever it is, it is only a few mm long and that photo is fantastic I think lol

[Millymollymandy]

Pets will do, as although I don't know what it is, it sounds like it wants to be friends with you . I think we normally put insect things under 'Wildlife'.

[Carltonian Man]

Could be carpet beetle larvae, sometimes known as wooly bear
http://www.knockoutuk.co.uk/pests/textile-pests.asp
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo- ... y-bear.php

[MuddyWitch]

Yep, I think it's a 'wooly bear' too.

To try to eliminate them spinkle bicarb over the affected carpet, leave it for abot 1/2 an hour then vacuum it up thoroughly. The bicar will take any smells out of your carpet too. (most of which we humans can't smell, but bugs etc can)

MW

[Jerseymum]

Wooly bear. My granny used to spread salt and lavender flowers on the carpet for an hour or so and then hoover up.
Sarah

[MKG]

I'm sure you've already done this - it is a Woolly Bear, and that's the larva of the carpet beetle. Vacuum thoroughly, thoroughly, thorughly - wherever you saw them.

Mike