What is this bug?!

powerful_Rogue

Had loads at the bottom of the wardrobe - Placed down pest powder which seemed to kill them, but they keep coming back.

Just seen one on the opposite side of the room on the radiator. Zoomed in to take the below picture.

Any help greatly appreciated!


upload the pictures

Aylesbury_Duck

Can you put something in the photo such as a coin, for scale?

powerful_Rogue

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

Can you put something in the photo such as a coin, for scale?

I knew I should have done that after I removed it!

I would say roughly a bit smaller then a quarter of a 5p

Aylesbury_Duck

I hope for your sake it's not a bed bug. I think they avoid light though. Google image one and see if it matches.

WYSPECIAL

Are there loads of small holes in woodwork?

Probably furniture beetle; Larvae are woodworm

powerful_Rogue

Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »

I hope for your sake it's not a bed bug. I think they avoid light though. Google image one and see if it matches.

Looked at pictures of bed bugs and the body look different. Plus the one I removed earlier had no blood inside.

powerful_Rogue

WYSPECIAL wrote: »

Are there loads of small holes in woodwork?

Probably furniture beetle; Larvae are woodworm

The bottom of the wardrobe had lots of small holes. I did get some woodworm liquid and painted the bottom and side of the wardrobe several times over a course of days before putting a new bottom in.

A few months later and we started to notice a few dead ones around the wardrobe and then today saw this one on the other side of the room on the radiator.

WYSPECIAL

There must have been some eggs that survived.

powerful_Rogue

WYSPECIAL wrote: »

There must have been some eggs that survived.

Ah rubbish. I used a whole tin up as well!

Anyone know how much it would cost roughly for a professional to attend? Its literally only a small area at the bottom of the wardrobe.

LandyAndy

Pretty certain its a furniture beetle


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_furniture_beetle