Beetles? HELP! Can you identify these beetles? (photos included) we have beetles on the carpet!!

Danny_G

 I  have changed this post, to include photos of what beetles we have got, can you help identify what they are?
Does it look like a variety of breads/ a few different types/variety of beetles?





Furniture beetles/woodworm/bugs-
Spraying to Kill,but what if their nest is under the floorboards?
Have you had these bugs? was was your experience, how did you eliminate them? 

Hello, have got bugs coming in the upstairs bathroom  floor. this floor is tiled (ceramic tiles) but on this floor every day there are about 3-4 furniture beetles which we can see.
We used an Amazon powder which kills some, but new ones keep emerging. (so it only provided a minor solution)

The outside of the bathroom is the upstairs landing which has carpet. and there are about 3-4 beetles on top of the carpet there too everyday.

I know you get professionals who come out with their 'killer spray'

Here is an image of them (ours seem to be common furniture beetles)

what if the all visible wood is all sprayed but the nest is Under the floorboards completely?

the nest is the source the problem.

The spray will not get down there will it? /so the nest (source) will not be sprayed.

you can also buy 'professional' products online, and a sprayer, so if we got that and bought a sprayer, how would we spray under the floorboards..would we have to lift/unscrew them all up and check if there was wood worms there? (which would be a right hassle)

Have you had this problem before of furniture beetles? what was your experience? how was it eradicated ?  how did you eliminate them?  or did it get worse?, and they took over your whole life? (i hope not)

(We cannot see where they are coming from, they seem to be  crawling on various parts of the bathroom floor... doesn't seem like 1 hole or anything)

The post above has been edited, I have included photos of the beetles we are getting.
Can you help identify them, as we don't want to diagnose the 'wrong' type of insecticide.

FreeBear

Wood boring beetles - It is the grubs that do the damage by boring through damp wood. Spraying toxic chemicals around will do little to kill them as they are safely munching on wood out of the reach of sprays.

If you really do have a wood boring beetle infestation, that is an indicator that you have a problem with damp. In a bathroom, you need to check for leaking pipes & failing grout/sealant joints. Fix any damp problems, and as any timber dries out, the bug problem should clear up - Wood boring beetles do not like dry timber, so anything under 20-25% moisture content will be reasonably safe from attack.

If you don't have any damp issues, the bugs are more likely to be carpet beetles - Quite a few different types will munch their way through soft furnishings - With these, sprays and fumigants should reduce the level of infestation.

Danny_G

Thanks.
The post above has been edited, I have included photos of the beetles we are getting.
Can you help identify them, as we don't want to diagnose the 'wrong' type of insecticide.

How much would a damp specialist cost to come and have a look at, AND eradicate the problem using his solutions/sprays.?

Here are photos added again:

theoretica

I can't tell from those photos - but the Natural History Museum has good photos on their website - remember there are loads of non-pest species too!

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/common-insect-pest-species-in-homes.html

Danny_G

theoretica said:

I can't tell from those photos - but the Natural History Museum has good photos on their website - remember there are loads of non-pest species too!

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/common-insect-pest-species-in-homes.html

Thanks.

They are either furniture beetles (wood boring beetles)
or biscuit beetles

they both look very similar, can anyone help identify them, from my above photos?

Thanks 

Apodemus

Danny,
I've responded on your version of this on the gardening forum.  In short, have a look behind your bath panel!

theoretica

Danny_G said:

theoretica said:

I can't tell from those photos - but the Natural History Museum has good photos on their website - remember there are loads of non-pest species too!

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/common-insect-pest-species-in-homes.html

They are either furniture beetles (wood boring beetles)
or biscuit beetles

Or something completely different and harmless - don't forget that option!