Pest control measures fail to eliminate insects
50 posts across 5 communities in the last 30 days; 90% from r/pestcontrol.
“Forgive me for the low quality image. I'm unable to identify this bug I've found in my kitchen. I live in Virginia in a older apartment complex so I try to be tidy. After I saw it I checked for roach dropings and ripped apart my entire kitchen. Found nothing. I'm can't tell if…”
“We keep finding these fuckers in our living room, mainly on our side windows. They seem rather lazy as when I miss a shoe smack they try to walk away instead of flying. I've already checked my chimney flue and it's closed. I cannot think of anywhere else they are entering from…”
“I've been dealing with these really annoying insects for months in my apartment. I am clean, don't keep rotting produce, and have no pets of plants. I've tried apple cider traps, but those don't seem to work. Some of the adult gnats are attracted to me, I found three small ones…”
Homeowners are struggling to get rid of insects, including crickets and wasps. They've tried various methods like oatmeal baths, skunk treatments, and insecticides but the problem persists.
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“hello!! I don’t post much but I’ve been having these little guys pop up on my wooden floors for a few days now. So far they seem to be coming out from underneath by bed. From what I can tell they have small wings, and…”
“Forgive me for the low quality image. I'm unable to identify this bug I've found in my kitchen. I live in Virginia in a older apartment complex so I try to be tidy. After I saw it I checked for roach dropings and ripped apart my entire kitchen. Found nothing. I'm can't tell if it's some beetle that just got in or smth worse. (Edit) I am aware waterbugs and roaming roaches can happen. I pulled the back of my fridge out to verify as well and saw nothing. No droppings or anythin”
“I have recently moved into a freshly built rented apartment, I'm seeing these insects a lot, near kitchen concrete slabs, floor, skirtings, window rails, concrete almirah. I'm in India it's pretty hot and dry, I have been keeping the flat ventilated and removing these and cleaning, but they're not reducing. If i lift any object in kitchen slabs , I see these 5-6 below it. Size is very small , lesser than 1 mm. And they jump when I tap near it. The Balck ones are little bigger and”
“We keep finding these fuckers in our living room, mainly on our side windows. They seem rather lazy as when I miss a shoe smack they try to walk away instead of flying. I've already checked my chimney flue and it's closed. I cannot think of anywhere else they are entering from. We rarely ever see them flying. In my experience the two I've caught flying have seemed "younger" with more bright yellow coloring. The region is North Central WV. submitted by /u/Vault_t”
“Hi! Just found this dead as in first picture on the corridor of my flat. I want to confirm with you guys it's an American one. If so, is It a nymph? I live in a 12th floor, city centre, southern Spain. This year we've seen three roaches at home (streets were plagued), all dead or trapped (in one bathroom) - this is the fourth (different location). I placed bait strategically, clean regularly, no food left around, spray, etc. My question is: if they have nested anywhere near my flat, how”
“In NJ. Found in bedroom. They were found dead. All 3 pictures are the same 2 bugs, just moved them to a white napkin with and without flash for pics 2 and 3. They look like they might even be 2 different types of bugs? submitted by /u/frugal_noodle_ [link] [comments]”
“I've been dealing with these really annoying insects for months in my apartment. I am clean, don't keep rotting produce, and have no pets of plants. I've tried apple cider traps, but those don't seem to work. Some of the adult gnats are attracted to me, I found three small ones on my dishwasher door today. The trap with the most is near the window, the bathroom tends to trap more adults/larger ones. submitted by /u/Brilliant_Ad9991 [link] [comments]”
Hi, posting here because I'm at my wits end. Yesterday we woke up to a ton of mosquitoes in the house. I killed around 40 yesterday and like 15 today. I've found…
“So for some months now there has been little black flying bugs it looks like it could be a fruitfly but theres no food left in my room ever i have no plants in my room i genuinely dont know where they are coming from. Everyday i kill atleast 5 which doesnt seem a lot but its annoying when they're flying in my face. I dont know what it could be or why is it in my room help 😣 submitted by /u/Whole_Impression_503 [link] [comments]”
“I’m in Florida my tech recently did a spray and I found these 2 dead behind my hamper near the base board . I have no idea what kind of bug this is . Or if it’s American or brown banded? submitted by /u/Intrepid-Ad9557 [link] [comments]”
“Was a little confused because I saw it had wings and it flew up towards the light in my bathroom and then went back on my mirror. This is the second one I’ve seen in the past two weeks on my bathroom mirror. Just a little overwhelmed because I have a horrible OCD with lice and I’m unsure as to what booklouse is and if it can infect me and how do I get rid of it? submitted by /u/Charming-Return3333 [link] [comments]”
“I have fruit flys or drain flys or gnats idk, all in my bathroom. they wont go away I need help submitted by /u/mybfsleftnutt [link] [comments]”
“When I say “found throughout entire home”, I mean EVERYWHERE. Any ideas what type of bugs they are, and if they’re relatively simple to have exterminated? submitted by /u/OphidianCollective [link] [comments]”
“Bataan Philippines Found another one of these things crawling on my desk, it looks like a german roach nymph or some coaches though I am unsure. What do ya'll think it is. submitted by /u/TopEntertainer8395 [link] [comments]”
“I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask this but not sure where else it’d go. the past few days I’ve seen quite a few wasps fly past my home and some of them even come in through the windows which I’m now keeping closed. I’ve always had a massive fear of them so when I said to someone I thought I heard lots of buzzing I was told I was just being paranoid and dramatic and I figured they were probably right and it was due to my fear. I wasn’t home most of yesterday so I didn’t notice anythi”
“I am finding and killing these wasps in my living room every day for the last week. Some are dark like this but others are paler reddish-brown color. I just stepped on one that blended with the carpet and got stung and I am DONE. I am like 99% sure they are coming in through the floor AC vent, I just opened it and found like 5 dead in there and have covered it. We also have a fireplace where I have found several wasps. I have not found a nest outside. However, the dirt by the AC has tons of .5-1”
What kind of wasp? submitted by /u/Suitable_Image_7867 [link] [comments]
“Seen 3 wasps in the last 2 days (1 yesterday, 2 today) inside my Nebraska home. All have been in the living room, I believe they are coming in from the front door, chimney, or two hvac vents. Any tips to prevent them from coming. submitted by /u/Suitable_Image_7867 [link] [comments]”
“Checked chimney damper, windows are newer with screens. What could be the mystery way these are getting in? Attic is on the upper floor but none seem to be up there. submitted by /u/cpcxx2 [link] [comments]”
“I am starting to get desperate! (Sorry by the way for English, I am from France) In December/January I found a huge infestation of cloth moth, I put a kind of spray to kill them and clean all my cloth at 60°c and put them in sealed bag In July/August while organising my closet I only found one dead adult in a bag which had been teared up (I am clumsy) yesterday night, while looking for my cat I found in my bed a dead adult, along with 5 empty cocoons AND the worst: a alive one! Mind you, I get r”
“For about the past two weeks, we've had a notably large issue with wasps and/or hornets- what seem like several different kinds of sleek wasp/hornet-esque critters. Always Agressive and want to bite or sting. about 30 to 50 fights and subsequent carcasses a day. We live in southeast MA, in a home well over 200 years old and made almost exclusively of hard wood. Today, early this morning, we noticed our cat started getting sick, The parrot getting weird, and a pronounced buzzing in the walls.”
“Found this guy in my daughters bedroom, above her door. So far only one has been found. Live on Long Island. submitted by /u/Vast-Crew7135 [link] [comments]”
“Found this inside house, nothing else. submitted by /u/u122345 [link] [comments]”
“Does anyone know what this bug is ? I see them in kitchen crawling flying and hovering i have had extermination still see them anyone know ? Please submitted by /u/Radiant-Law3700 [link] [comments]”
“Found at the back of the inside of our deck in western North Carolina. Local pest control company was not able to identify it. Definitely not termites thank god. AI is suggesting moth larvae poop. Any other suggestions on what it is and how to treat? submitted by /u/soulriser44 [link] [comments]”
“my parents are getting pesticides or insecticides sprayed tomorrow as we have an ant infestation issue and they said they get sprayed into the bathroom drains. i don't have contact with the people who are doing this so i'm unsure what chemicals they contain. my question is, would it impact our cats? would there be residual fumes that could negatively impact the cats? and what do we have to do to minimise the impact? thanks! submitted by /u/dollcode [link] [comments]”
“I read somewhere that there is difference in what cockroach it is? Anybody any help? submitted by /u/Illustrious-Glove726 [link] [comments]”
“Need help identifying this guy! Found in Georgia submitted by /u/Sequoia-Wind127 [link] [comments]”
“I’ve seen 3 in the span of a month. I’m pretty sure this one was flying though, or maybe it was just fluttering. New Jersey submitted by /u/viruz789 [link] [comments]”
“I found a single insect in my kitchen last night. I haven't noticed any pest activity for several weeks, so I'm wondering if finding one usually means there are more hiding somewhere. I'll add a clear photo of the back of the insect. Has anyone here seen situations where it really was just one? submitted by /u/Adventurous_End_3101 [link] [comments]”
“The bathroom at work has quite a few of these. They fly about making whiny noises but don't actually appear to bite. It's still very annoying if you have to sit for a few minutes. If they are not actually feeding, would a CO2 strap still catch them? Anything else I can do? I have no idea how they are getting in. But we are close to a marshy area. I'm in Ireland so as far as I know there are no tropical diseases even if they do bite. submitted by /u/Michael_of_Derry [link]”
“This is a close-up, but they are very tiny, like 2 to 3 mm. I have seen them mostly around the kitchen area and have been cleaning all over my kitchen, but can’t seem to find where they are coming from. submitted by /u/Ok-Yak-5591 [link] [comments]”
“These bugs popped up all of a sudden on my walls yesterday. They're about 20 now. The room has no openable windows, and they seem to gravitate towards the window during the day, but not the lightbulb at night. When you try to smush them, they tend to leap away, rather than fly. I live in The Netherlands, and sometimes, after a rainy week, the walls can get a bit mouldy. I've attached a video on Dropbox for you to look at, rather than still pictures, coz they're rather small and hard”
“KY, United States. Y'all know the drill. Just moved into a new (older) house, have seen two of these. Worried about roaches. Sorry for the low quality pics, they move fast. Any help would be greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/DiaClimber [link] [comments]”
“Found a couple of these bugs on the kitchen floor, didn't really move around that much/at all. Thought it might be a beetle, but I'm not sure. They are very tiny. Any info would help a lot Lansing, Michigan, US submitted by /u/matthew9897 [link] [comments]”
“I spotted 15+ of these bugs today in my apartment. Does anyone know what these are? My apartment said it’s too new to do an exterminating. submitted by /u/Negative_Tea5892 [link] [comments]”
“Wasps keep coming in through my bathrooms extractor fan, but they usually just get on the floor and die. Does anyone know what they're doing or why they die? The only reason I could think is they're getting hit by the fanblades as they come in (which I've seen) but sometimes they come in when it isn't spinning and the same things happen. Also general advice on how to keep them away would be very appreciated thank you, I'm trying to get pest control here again (they were alrea”
“I've been finding these annoying little bugs flying all over the house. What are these bugs and what's attracting them. Up close, some of them seem to have brown bodies and red heads while others are completely black but they're all long and small and are all able to fly. Why are these bugs attracted to the house and how do I get rid of these bugs? submitted by /u/Alternative_Ride_951 [link] [comments]”
“So about a week ago found a wasp that was clearly dying, and found it next day dead on the floor, since then have found 7 others, 3 alive 4 dead, none have even tried to sting me, but have no idea where they are coming in from. Brother is very allergic to them so it is a little scary Any tips or pointers are appreciated, I am up in northern Minnesota if that helps submitted by /u/Chance_Yak_1890 [link] [comments]”
“Not sure if this is a wasp nest or other bug. It's on a 2nd floor window and I have seen zero bug fly into this. Any idea what it could be? submitted by /u/iancognato [link] [comments]”
“Since July of this year, I noticed an uptick in several wasps that started flying into my attached garage. I hang out there during the day and so does my partner. In previous years, we never had wasps or bees fly into our garage and when they did, they would fly out and it'd be the end of it. It's gotten so overwhelming that waiting for them to leave and closing the garage door never works because we at least accidentally trap one wasp, who, just like the rest of them fly in our faces, s”
“I find these small bugs (about 1 maybe 2 mm) everywhere in the house (kitchen, toilet but recently also bedroom) and there numbers seem to be increasing. I Live in Vienna (Austria). what are they and how do I get rid of them? submitted by /u/Confident-Review-599 [link] [comments]”
“Hello, went to see an apartment today and it rocked, nothing strange or off looking in cabinets, no baits set out, etc. BUT saw this on a window and need to know… is it the big bad don’t move in bug or a cricket Thank you in advance submitted by /u/LettuceGoThenYouAndI [link] [comments]”
“They were made that way. But they do seem to be from the group of insects (hemiptera) that do a lot of damage.”
“They're most definitely not spotted lantern flies, if that's what you mean by lantern bugs. Adults of those don't look like a stinkbug like in this picture.”
“My house and kitchen is usually very clean. But recently I started to see small insects (sorry for the resolution) and have no idea where they are coming from and how to get rid of them. Appreciate any advise. Edit: They don’t fly but crawl very fast. submitted by /u/tihan_99 [link] [comments]”
“They are swarming my lawn mower and I find them in masses dying near my landscape lighting. Mid Atlantic USA. submitted by /u/ddc703 [link] [comments]”
“I live in an appartment 50 y old at least. Also Windows are always open with protection Tho against insects Tho I did find 2 of them. submitted by /u/Prior_Ad4473 [link] [comments]”
“I have been dealing with a perplexing problem since spring, which is minor in the grand scheme of things but still worrisome. About once a week since April (on average), I have come upon a wasp or hornet (I think they're wasps but they haven't always been the same variety) in my house. It's always a single one, and it's always very docile/low activity. At first I'd find them in my front room by a window, then in the back of the house in my kitchen area. Then upstairs in the c”
“Hey there ! Does anyone know what kind of buggie this is ? Super annoying I have a few of em breeding in my house. Been hunting them over the past week but I can’t seem to destroy them as quickly as they multiply. Any help would be much appreciated I’m trying to learn about their life cycles so I can do my best to eradicate them. ((The picture was taken on a mirror that’s why it’s a double image)) submitted by /u/SpacemanSpiff021 [link] [comments]”
Found this in my sink. submitted by /u/JellyfishLoud7206 [link] [comments]
“Hi :) I’ve been spotting those little insects everyday for at least two weeks. They seem to be solely located on one section of the kitchen counter and inside the cupboards underneath the kitchen sink and the one on the left. I did a big cleanup of the cupboards last night and they were still showing up :( I live in Canada in an apartment on the third floor. I’ve been living here for 4 years and it’s the first time I’m ever seeing those. They are very very tiny and some even tinier. They don’t j”
“My elderly mother refuses to believe my identification of this insect, so I’m looking for some independent opinions from people who know pests. I’ve found more than one of these around the house/garage recently. I’m planning to put glue traps throughout the house to monitor activity, and I'm considering setting out Advion bait stations as a precaution. Can anyone identify exactly what this is? I’ve told her what I believe it is, but she remains unconvinced, so I’m hoping a decent number of i”
“This may be a bit weird but going to try and explain this the best I can. I keep finding wasps crawling around my kitchen. I say crawling because they seem fairly docile and I haven’t ever seen one flying. They seem to just appear on the window or floor of my (upstairs) kitchen. They seem to be dropping from somewhere up high but I’ve scoured every square inch of my kitchen and can’t see any entry point. Is there any good way to trace where they are coming from? I wasn’t too bothered by them as”
“Inner window, North Europe, pest clean house submitted by /u/Jumpy_Studio_3717 [link] [comments]”
“Hello! I’ve recently been finding these bugs over my house, not that many of them that, but enough to get me worried. They seem to prefer my bathroom or kitchen. They seem scaly, and only about half a centimetre big. Thank you in advance! submitted by /u/Tiny_Subject_222 [link] [comments]”
“Found this insect on a glue trap upstairs behind a TV in a house in New York City. This is the only one I've found so far. It looks like an Oriental cockroach nymph, but I'd appreciate an ID from someone familiar with them. If it is a roach nymph, does finding a single one indoors suggest an infestation, or could it have wandered in from elsewhere? I'm putting additional glue traps around the house to monitor for activity. submitted by /u/theoryguy [link] [comments]”