By nobugsonme on Aug 6, 2008 in Municipal Court, West New York, bed bugs, bed bugs in the workplace, bedbugs, booklice, courts, identification, new jersey, psocids | 5 Comments
The Jersey Journal reports that the Municipal Court of West New York (which is in New Jersey) was closed yesterday due to an infestation of “very tiny” bugs. They were at first thought to be bed bugs, and later thought to be booklice.
I say “thought to be” because apparently neither the pest control [...]
By nobugsonme on Jul 4, 2008 in bed bugs, booklice, photos, psocids, spider beetle, spider beetles | 5 Comments
There are several creatures commonly mistaken for bed bugs by people who have not seen bed bugs or haven’t seen different life stages of bed bugs.
Booklice (a type of psocid) are often confused for bed bug nymphs:
Photo courtesy of LieutenantDan.
An anonymous Bedbugger helpfully recommended this military fact sheet (click for a PDF) on book [...]
By nobugsonme on Mar 4, 2008 in booklice, booklouse, identifying bed bugs, not a bed bug, photos, photos of other pests, psocid, psocids | 15 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 [...]
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