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Icanbealittlenuts

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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 16 2011 11:26:02
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Hi all,

I need help with the ID of this little bugger. I have found them a couple of times in the bedroom. Only in the day time. They are VERY small, clear-ish, and when touched they basically disappear. These photos were taken with 30x mag. Sorry about the quality. I have never seen one of these bugs with any color to indicate it has had a meal. I have never seen one anywhere but on the floor.

I have found NO other signs of BB and I do check regularly. No blood spots on sheets, no mature bugs, shed skins, etc. I have never (to my knowledge) had BB in my house, though we travel tons (we use a whole "lockdown protocol" upon return home for luggage, clothes, etc). I was bitten very badly one time years ago (in a hotel) and it has made me nuts about looking for them in my house.

The only reason I was looking is my child has some bites, but not the typical in a row ones you get with BB. There are tons of biting flies at our park and she probably picked them up there, but I just want to be sure.

Thanks in advance!!

http://imgur.com/a/a0LVH
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 16 2011 11:51:03
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Hi,

It's a Pscocid or Booklice.

Have a look here:

http://www.bed-bugs.co.uk/pscocids.html

David Cain
Bed Bugs Limited
Icanbealittlenuts

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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 16 2011 18:33:08
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Thanks for the reply.

From your username and "oldtimer" status I am assuming I can take that word as bond and rest easy.

Another followup for anyone who would like to chime in, if a bug pretty much turns to dust when touched can I assume that is not a bed bug or in nymph stage are they that fragile?
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 16 2011 19:42:31
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Icanbealittlenuts - 1 hour ago »
Thanks for the reply.
From your username and "oldtimer" status I am assuming I can take that word as bond and rest easy.
Another followup for anyone who would like to chime in, if a bug pretty much turns to dust when touched can I assume that is not a bed bug or in nymph stage are they that fragile?

If they turn to dust, it's probably either a shed skin or a very old dead bug.
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 16 2011 20:01:35
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When you say "turns to dust," do you really mean, turns to a smear? - Not dry and dusty, but a fragile bug that almost disappears, right?

The nymphs are really that fragile, but as David pointed out, booklice and pscocids are often confused with the nymphs and only trained eyes, such as David's can tell the difference.

He knows his stuff. I would trust it
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Posted 1 year ago
Sun Oct 16 2011 20:19:25
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When I say "turns to dust" I mean is basically gone after contact. I saw it moving along the floor, tried to use my finger to "capture" it and when any contact was made it was just nothing really left. Not a smear really, just kind of "gone". The photo I took was obtained with sticky tape, a half hour search for one of those buggers, a flashlight, a 30X magnifier and a little luck with a camera. LOL

Thanks everyone. I have to say, from my one incident years ago in a hotel I was really mentally scarred. Now as we travel a lot (husband travels for work once a week) I get freaked out any time I see a bug or a bug bite. We are very careful with all goods that return home and I inspect my home at least bi-monthly. And by "inspect" I mean if any of my friends saw what I was doing they would think I was nuts.
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Posted 1 year ago
Mon Oct 17 2011 10:39:11
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When I say "turns to dust" I mean is basically gone after contact. I saw it moving along the floor, tried to use my finger to "capture" it and when any contact was made it was just nothing really left. Not a smear really, just kind of "gone
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Ok, it was a cast skin. A psocid one.