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Identifying Household Bugs?

Identifying Household Bugs - brown and tan bugsI found these bugs on the back of my couch, nowhere else yet. Does anyone have any idea of what they are?

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November 3, 20190 found this helpful
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These look like carpet beetle larvae. Here's an article with pictures (the first one is adult; scroll down for the larvae). www.bobvila.com/.../

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November 14, 20190 found this helpful
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These do look like carpet beetles, but before you go spraying stuff which can damage your furniture, try vacuuming up all you can see then using a steam cleaner to give the piece a good cleaning (provided that you can clean the piece with a steam cleaner). Call where you go the couch if you are not sure (OR a store that sells like pieces to make sure it is OK to steam clean).

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Spraying insecticides on furniture is not a good idea as the residue can not only stain/damage/ruin the furniture, but can cause harm to the people who sit there down the road.

Most of the time with these creatures a good vacuuming and steam cleaning gets rid of the problem.

Also go around the outside of your house (or if an apartment--ask the landlord to do this) and get rid of any yard debris like dead leave etc. This is their first attraction, then they move into the house for more food and warmth.

Eliminating outside attractions and being sure to plug up holes and cracks in the walls/foundations/spaces in windows etc. also goes a long way to stopping the issue.

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November 3, 20190 found this helpful

efore finding it what it is find a spray to clean them. The product usually list photos and name of common bugs. If you like you can cearch online to find what common bugs names are covered.

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November 4, 20190 found this helpful

An all purpose insecticide will get rid of them. I am more concerned about eradicating them than identifying them.

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You do have special pesticides for carpenter ants and termites. The all purpose spray works for everything else.

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November 4, 20190 found this helpful

These look like a carpet beetle that is in your carpets. You can clean the carpets with a carpet cleaner and get the carpets sprayed for beetles. This should take care of your problem.

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November 5, 20190 found this helpful

These little beetles love to damage carpets,clothing,furniture,were they lay larva,and therefore eats through.Get insecticide to use to stop the infestation!

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