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Bedbug Identification? (photos)
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dhill
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Apr 8 2012 11:24:00
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This on is a bit tough due to some distortion in the way it sits in the packing tape but any thoughts/help would be immensely appreciated:
Seemed to be about the size of a smaller bed bug. perhaps slightly squatter and darker than I would have imagined though? Was found on a curtain near my bed.
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oldtimer
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Apr 8 2012 11:27:36
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Hi,
100% not Bedbug, can't tell you what it is while away from office but I know it's a stored product beetle from the physiology of the legs.
David Cain
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dhill
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Sun Apr 8 2012 11:57:14
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David, Thank you. It's hard to overstate how much peace of mind you bring to people like myself.
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loubugs
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Sun Apr 8 2012 14:44:21
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Too bad the pictures are of a crushed beetle under tape; it would be easier to provide an ID if the tape had been pulled and exposed the beetle underneath. The more massive legs and antennae suggest a spider beetle, but not all stored product pest beetles have massive legs. Certain stored product beetle are not necessarily restricted to stored products; some can be pests of paper and wood. Spider beetles, usually the shiny spider beetle, have become a very commonly encountered beetle in households.
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