YUK!! what the heck are these?

tanith

A couple of weeks ago I went to use a glass out of a kitchen cupboard and luckily noticed two small bugs in it.. I had recently unpacked the glasses from a box and assumed they had been in there ages.. anyway today I found another two of these small tan coloured things on my work surface just sitting there... they are small (half centimetre) and they wriggle and crawl.. disgusting.. I have been through my cupboards and can't find any sign of them in the cupboards I climbed up and searched the top of the cupboards too.. .. now I am getting paranoid and imagine them to be in the breadbin (they are not) and any food I prepare... anyone tell me what they are and why I can't seem to find them they just appear ... YUK YUK YUK!!

fuzzybear01

Could it possibly be one of these

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bugguide.net/images/raw/JKORSQYRLQ9RFKCR0QJR0QYRMQR0X0VRFKJQX0H070AR50WR40VRRQWRX0R0X0BRJKCQM0TQLQNR3K.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bugguide.net/node/view/168728/bgimage&usg=__RJN0IBbVzQgxb_BmEpXgBY5gw2A=&h=333&w=414&sz=46&hl=en&start=24&um=1&tbnid=jAAL2wfl5O9lwM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dflour%2Bbugs%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1C1CHMG_en-GBGB291GB309%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1

Which is a flour bug

tanith

fuzzybear01 wrote: »

Could it possibly be one of these

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bugguide.net/images/raw/JKORSQYRLQ9RFKCR0QJR0QYRMQR0X0VRFKJQX0H070AR50WR40VRRQWRX0R0X0BRJKCQM0TQLQNR3K.jpg&imgrefurl=http://bugguide.net/node/view/168728/bgimage&usg=__RJN0IBbVzQgxb_BmEpXgBY5gw2A=&h=333&w=414&sz=46&hl=en&start=24&um=1&tbnid=jAAL2wfl5O9lwM:&tbnh=101&tbnw=125&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dflour%2Bbugs%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1C1CHMG_en-GBGB291GB309%26sa%3DN%26start%3D20%26um%3D1

Which is a flour bug

No thats not it but thanks anyway... its very slender and caterpillar shaped but with tan sectioned skin...a bit centipedish but not exactly . If I find anymore I will try to take a pic..

cam101

Silverfish?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish

Barneysmom

Don't worry about giving them a name, just give them a bleach send-off :cool:

nesssie1702

You might be better getting an insecticide from your local DIY store rather than using a bleach solution.

Your local council Environmental Health department should be able to identify the bugs for you - if you see them again, put one in a jar and take it along to them and ask their advice.

oliveoyl

Have they got legs?

From your description so far it sounds like some kind of maggot (fly lavae).

shellnapier

yeha moaggot, do u ahve old modley food anywhere that they will be living and mutliy

MrsBartolozzi

shellnapier wrote: »

yeha moaggot, do u ahve old modley food anywhere that they will be living and mutliy

Translation please?

tanith

Thanks everyone.. definately not silverfish... maybe the maggot thing !! I can't really clean with bleach as I have no idea where they are... I have searched all the cupboards and storage but nothing , today they just appeared on a work surface . I certainly don't have any mouldering food as my surfaces are cleaned every day , not even any crumbs under the toaster lol....

I will take the advice re:environmental health though sounds like the solution... I hope that I don't find anymore....

Magnolia

is this it?

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/files/images/larder%2520beetle%2520larva.preview.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/node/185&usg=__Gv_ZYsgXNZeNRGATk6p7u_R5-B8=&h=375&w=500&sz=87&hl=en&start=5&sig2=wmu6350Qk9HyiY5TGg7nrg&tbnid=OENlCn2zyH3phM:&tbnh=98&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlarder%2Bbeetle%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG&ei=rBTdScCBKcqZjAfYlZCdDg