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OK bug identification experts - I've got one for you *pictures

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eatingmealive

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Posted 3 months ago
Wed Aug 12 2009 19:57:13
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Is this a nymph? After our ordeal we are pretty panicky.

Unfortunately my camera is useless, I have glue traps in the bottom of my dumb waiter, which is the cavity between our bedroom and kitchen, and caught a bunch of these. It had a ton of mosquitos on it and about 4 small, but visible to the naked eye reddish brown bugs. I took these with a manifying glass a cheapie that I have for seeing restaurant bills. Here's what I have for pictures. http://www.flickr.com/photos/41416701@N03/show/
eatingmealive

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Posted 3 months ago
Wed Aug 12 2009 21:36:19
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I wanted to add that the pictures start out with two of the inside of the dumbwaiter and then the bugs I am looking to id are the littler brownish ones, not the ones I know are mosquitoes. In the 5th picture, it is the bottom right corner and is more translucent.

I thought I labeled them.
spideyjg

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Posted 3 months ago
Wed Aug 12 2009 22:02:43
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I get no pics via that link.
Nobugsonme

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Posted 3 months ago
Wed Aug 12 2009 23:51:53
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You have to look at your flickr settings, and enable the photos to be seen by others. I suspect the settings say your contacts or friends can view them? I am logged into flickr and see this message:

"EMA33 doesn't have anything available to you."
eatingmealive

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Posted 3 months ago
Thu Aug 13 2009 7:11:24
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OK, I think I fixed the problem, they should be public now.

I know there are small and if I get a maybe, I'll get a PCO out for a better look. If I get a no, but not sure what, I'll probably just be able to sleep better tonight :)
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Posted 3 months ago
Thu Aug 13 2009 8:29:38
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Google up some psocid pics and see if they match your bugs. Too elongated for BBs.

You realize that Hot Shot strip is releasing a fumigant that will sink and is only intended for unoccupied areas of 1900 cubic feet. The room on the bottom of that shaft is getting the brunt of it.

This isn't a good practice.

Jim
eatingmealive

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Posted 3 months ago
Thu Aug 13 2009 9:01:26
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Jim,
That is what I was thinking, but again it is pretty easy to get freaked out still.

With regard to the hotshot strip, the top of the shaft opens into the attic and the bottom opens into the basement, which together are probably at least 2500 sf. It was recommended to us to put one in there because of the mosquitoes, etc. that we were getting with it being such a wet summer. Do you think that's ok?

I want to add that the dumbwaiter shaft is the bane of my existence. It is. My cat clawed the door open one night when we 1st moved in before we sealed it off and lost one of his nine lives. He was chasing a mouse and somehow managed to fall all the way to the basement slowly clinging to the wires/ropes/walls. We have had other creatures get in through there as well, and we're the top floor of the building. Not relevant, but just some insight into the stupid shaft.
thebedbugresource

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Posted 3 months ago
Thu Aug 13 2009 10:18:20
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Definitely not bed bugs. There are psocids and there are a few outdoor garden insects there too.

Sincerely,

Sean
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eatingmealive

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Posted 3 months ago
Fri Aug 14 2009 14:42:16
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Thanks!

My husband wants to bring the k9 in still, do we think that is overkill?
loubugs

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Posted 3 months ago
Sun Aug 16 2009 11:04:17
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The dark, reddish to brown creatures are mites from outside. They might be erythraeoid mites, the nymphs and adults are somewhat velvety -- the larvae are parasitic, but only parasitic on various arthropods. You can sometimes find the hosts with the red larval mites attached by their mouthparts and bodies hang off like flags. Larval mites (& ticks) are 6-legged while the nymphs and adults are 8-legged. These mites are very common crawling on roof tops, ground, indoors during spring & summer.
Looks like some sciarid flies are on the sticky trap. Other creatures are hard to see. Also hard to see because on photostream. If you are able to send the glueboard to me, I can look at the other specimens.