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Natural Science Forum / Biology / Entomology / July 2008Help to recognize this insect
Hi, I would appreciate your help about this matter. I found at home some of these insects shown in the pictures below.. It's darkbrown-black coloured ( in the last 2 shoots it appears red- orange due to the flash light of my camera). They should look like fleas, but they didn't jump when I caught them (as fleas should - they were only "walking" on the floor). If I'm not wrong, fleas are quite hard to crush and this is not the case. Here are the links of the images http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/rk1973/DSCN0006.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/rk1973/DSCN0007.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/rk1973/DSCN0008.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/rk1973/DSCN0012.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/rk1973/DSCN0009.jpg http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/rk1973/DSCN0010.jpg I would like to know what are they and if they should be dangerous (in this case I suppose I should make a disinfestation or something similar). Thanksa lot for your attention and help. rck Hello! > I found at home some of these insects shown in the pictures below.. If you don't tell us, where in the world that home is, no one will be able to tell you exactly which species these beetles are... Here in central Europe we have only one similar looking species, 'Gibbium psylloides' (family Ptinidae). But in America, Australia, Asia (...) there may be others looking like it. http://www.koleopterologie.de/gallery/fhl08B/gibbium-psylloides1-foto- koehler.html  SignatureBest regards, Juergen Peters =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters, FidoNet 2:2432/344 Borgholzhausen, Germany =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > If you don't tell us, where in the world that home is, no one will > be able to tell you exactly which species these beetles are... thanks a lot for the info. I live in northern Italy... I forgot to mention the size of these insects: 2-4 mm I think So I suppose they shoulb be the ones you told... are those insect parasites or dangerous? Should I make any disinfestation? thanks again for your help. rck Hello! > So I suppose they shoulb be the ones you told... are those insect > parasites or dangerous? Should I make any disinfestation? Not dangerous or parasites, but they can be a household pest, especially when occuring in larger numbers. The beetles and their larvae eat nearly all kind of organic material. Sorry, I am no specialist and can't tell you, whether a disinfestation is necessary or whether it would be sufficient to find the source and remove it. SignatureBest regards, Juergen Peters =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters, FidoNet 2:2432/344 Borgholzhausen, Germany =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= On Jul 26, 3:45 pm, rck.fre...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, I would appreciate your help about this matter. > > I found at home some of these insects shown in the pictures below.. > It's darkbrown-black coloured ( in the last 2 shoots it appears red- > orange due to the flash light of my camera). > http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/rk1973/DSCN0006.jpg Looks like what i have: a shiny spider beetle as Juergen points out. I'm fighting them myself and the bug-buster just came this morning to disinfest. Read more about them here: http://www.ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/spiderbeetle.htm They are totally harmless (they like fabric and dust) but still annoying as i find them crawling on my bed (the bed itself has fabric all around), especially at night (their main activity timeframe). I find they are coming from the floor as i have crappy parquet in my bedroom with some spaces between the wooden tiles. Not much I can do since the appartment is not mine and i cannot remove the floor ;-) The problem is that, as you can read, every female could lay 100 eggs so it could take as little as 10 of them to make 1000 and then you'll start noticing them! I had plenty of them below the bed and in between the bed and its shoulder. If you find a way to get rid of them update this thread. Lorenzo P.S To the experts out there: is there any other insect that could fight them and be more manageable (easier to get rid of once it has done its job?). |
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