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In NYC: What the heck are these bugs?

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7thstreetgirl

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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Aug 31 2010 23:24:06
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thought they were bedbugs, but not:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8711444@N07/4946727797/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8711444@N07/4946727423/

they are very tiny--smaller than a grain of rice. they fly--but not very often or very well.

they hang out primarily on my bed, especially when i'm not there. i'll come into the room and there are a bunch on the bed. but if i am in the bed, there aren't as many. they do not bite.
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Posted 2 years ago
Tue Aug 31 2010 23:31:28
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Looks like flour beetles.

Definitely not bed bugs.

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Tue Aug 31 2010 23:38:43
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but why would flour beetles be exclusively on my bed and not in my kitchen? also, can flour beetles fly, because these do. and they are smaller than a grain of rice.
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Wed Sep 1 2010 0:01:59
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It is impossible to tell from your pictures exactly what insect this is but I am positive it is a beetle and not a bed bug. It looks like a flour beetle, so if it flies then it could be a red flour beetle.

No; confused flour beetles do not fly. Red flour beetles do fly.
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Wed Sep 1 2010 0:08:20
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but again, it says that flour beetles eat flour/grains. these are only on my bed. none in the kitchen.
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Wed Sep 1 2010 0:12:36
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You do live in Manhattan where there is a multitude of restaurants and shops and people crammed within like 20 square miles. They could be getting confused and flying in from a nearby restaurant or store that does have a lot of grain. When I lived in Manhattan I had all sorts of random stuff fly in my windows...some things you probably don't want to know.
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Wed Sep 1 2010 0:17:05
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They could be feeding on a wide range of foods and can travel great distances. It is very possible that a neighbouring unit is infested and they have entered your home. You could have an infestation in your home and they have migrated to the kitchen. Check all of your dried foods (cereal, pet food, grains, etc.).

I am an entomologist and I assure you that these are NOT bed bugs and are DEFINITELY a beetle.

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Posted 2 years ago
Wed Sep 1 2010 7:58:46
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Thanks Sean! I appreciate your help.
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Wed Sep 1 2010 10:38:09
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fur beetle. check your grains, beans and flours. they do fly! especially at your head! they have fun.
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Wed Sep 1 2010 11:29:33
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Could be a small flour beetle, but might not be a tenebrionid, but possibly cryptophagid. could be an insect associated with fungus or moisture (could be seepage, condensation, drips) within a wall or exposed on surfaces or from outdoors, too. Sometimes this type of beetle could be associated with flour, for example, that is not in good shape any longer.