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tiny bugs in bathroom

jamgirl
jamgirl Posts: 215 Forumite
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we have some tiny tiny bugs in the bathroom and i have no idea what they are.

they are teeny. maybe a mm at the most. brown. hard backed. legs (not sure how many) can fly but tend not to too much. prefer to crawl. seem to prefer ceiling for some reason. they don't even fly off when you go to squish them like flies do. i have no idea what they are or where they are coming from. can squish upto 40 a day:eek:
they are no where else in the house.

we had them last year too. and again it was about this time of year when its warmer.

any idea what they might be and how to stop them living in my house :confused:
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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    Might they be flea beetles? They tend to be around here when the rape is in flower. What crops are in flower in your area now? Possibly hiding in peas or beans.

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  • jamgirl
    jamgirl Posts: 215 Forumite
    they are sort of like that but don't have any thing sticking out of their heads (antenna thingy?) and also when they are sat on a surface you can't see their legs. its only if you turn them over you can see.

    i live in a town so no fields that are close enough (i don't think) for bugs to travel from crops. the way the houses are though form a huge rectangle with all the back gardens meeting in the middle so lots and lots of greenery, bushes and flowers for bugs to be in i suppose

    i just don't understand what they are and where they come from .....and why they like my bathroom :confused:
  • Three_Dancing_Dragons
    Three_Dancing_Dragons Posts: 275 Forumite
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    jamgirl wrote: »
    i just don't understand what they are and where they come from .....and why they like my bathroom :confused:

    Might be fleas. Do you have carpet in the bathroom? They like to live there.
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  • Solwaykid
    Solwaykid Posts: 853 Forumite
    I'm thinking plaster mites or plaster beetle. Is it quite a new house? I've just googled plaster mites and they like damp, mouldy (sorry) conditions and feed off plaster. My friend had these in a new-ish house. The solution, if that's what they are, is to ventilate and turn the heat up.
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  • Ches
    Ches Posts: 1,120 Forumite
    Is it because the bathroom window is the one that is usually open and do you have any creepers or trees that are near to this side of the house.
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  • Hapless_2
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    Are they by any chance thunder bugs? They seem to come out when the weather is muggy.
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  • Penelope_Penguin
    Penelope_Penguin Posts: 17,242 Forumite
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    Hapless wrote: »
    Are they by any chance thunder bugs? They seem to come out when the weather is muggy.

    I think thunder bugs and flea beetles are the same thing :confused:

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  • patchwork_cat
    patchwork_cat Posts: 5,874 Forumite
    I have tiny white ones. found this website, although american so bugs may be different here
  • liney
    liney Posts: 5,121 Forumite
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    I had some strange bugs appear on all my window sills after i had new windows put in; they looked like tiny black and white ladybirds. No help to you... just wondered if anyone knew what they were as i never did find out )
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  • Hapless_2
    Hapless_2 Posts: 2,619 Forumite
    Penelope_Penguin wrote: »
    I think thunder bugs and flea beetles are the same thing :confused:

    Penny. x

    probably:D :rotfl:
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