Comments on: spider beetle

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:34:34 +0000

Gabb and Hap,

Bed bugs hide easily. It’s rare to see one. So it is entirely possible you have bed bugs (or some other cause of your skin problem) and also happen to have spider beetles.

Please see a doctor to rule out scabies, folliculitis and other causes. I suggest you also have a knowledgeable and experienced pest pro rule out (or eliminate) fleas, mites, or bed bugs in your home.

In rare cases, we have heard people can be so sentitive to insects that they react allergically merely to the presence of an insect which does not bite.

However, so many people who are searching for bed bugs find spider beetles, and I suspect most of them do not fall into this category.

mike c.,

I do not know, sorry!

By: mike c

mike c — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:28:53 +0000

i would like to know, why would spider beetles mainly be upstairs in an apartment and continue to be there after a pest treament.

By: Hap

Hap — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:10:02 +0000

We, too, have spider beetles. We’ve also had sporadic bites–they are very itchy, but are small and go away in 2-3 days. We had a bed bug problem 1 year ago, and while I’m pretty confident these are NOT bed bugs, I am wondering what they might be? Anyone have any thoughts?

By: Gabb

Gabb — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:28:49 +0000

i see a spider beetle about once a week or so but i have bites and i havent seen a bed bug. i was told dat spider beetles dont bite but wat is it dat is biting me???

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:59:04 +0000

I don’t know enough about them, Brett. If you really want to know, feel free to copy your question to our forums: http://bedbugger.com/forum

Be assured that spider beetles are not a problem and don’t bite.

By: Brett

Brett — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:45:29 +0000

Having had a pretty terrible bed bug infestation before, about every 3 – 6 months i go through a fairly serious “bedbug scare” where after finding any sort of bug bite or itchy spots i take preventative measures by cleaning everything and putting down pesticides from the hardware store. Since then i haven’t had another infestation and don’t know if these efforts help that or not.

Anyways during the last two scares i found these beetles and am curious if they are at all similar to bed bugs in their resistance to pesticides?

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Sun, 31 May 2009 05:13:06 +0000

Hi Joanna! I fully understand your concerns about going through another infestation, having dealt with bed bugs.

However, if you have something and you’re sure it looks like a spider beetle, it probably is one. (You could probably walk into any pest control business with a sample and get this confirmed).

They do NOT bite and are not a big deal, though I understand they can be stored grain pests. Lots of us have spider beetles. And they’re not spiders, but a kind of beetle.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:31:26 +0000

I recently moved from a bed bug infested apartment where one of my roomates had brought them in from staying at a friend’s place and can not go thorugh another infestation! This afternon I found a bug crawling on my wall that looked exactly like the spider beetle image posted above and I was wondering if it was common for bed bugs to come out during the day or if it was actually a spider. In my last apartment I had found what looked exactly the spider beetle in the bathroom, but had assumed it was a bed bug. Thanks!

By: nobugsonme

nobugsonme — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:44:28 +0000

Kia,

Spider beetles do not bite. Any pest control professional should be able to help you.

By: Kia

Kia — Sun, 24 May 2009 23:31:13 +0000

I def have these beetles how do I get rid of them and tips on keepin them from coming back