By nobugsonme on Mar 11, 2008 in Lou Sorkin, bed bugs, not a bed bug, photo, spider beetle | 0 Comments
Photo courtesy of Lou Sorkin. This spider beetle, a stored product pest, is commonly confused with a bed bug.
Click the photo, then “all sizes,” then “large” to see in more detail.
Thanks, Lou!
spider beetle
Originally uploaded by louento.pix
By nobugsonme on Mar 4, 2008 in booklice, booklouse, identifying bed bugs, not a bed bug, photos | 2 Comments
This is a booklouse, photo sent in by LtDan. Several bedbuggers have mistaken them for bed bug nymphs. Notice the shape of the body is elongated, with three clear segments. There’s a pronounced head.
Compare this photo from L. Sorkin and R. Mercurio of a bed bug nymph:
Both are light colored but […]