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Very Tiny Little Brown Bug
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NOTOBUGS
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Posted 5 months ago
Fri Jun 19 2009 9:37:15
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I am in the process of moving into a new condo. I have had K9 inspections two times with the result "no sign of activity" - from two different Pest Control Company's. This morning, I found a tiny little brown bug in the lamp shade of a floor lamp in the living room. I was changing the light bulb and actually thought it was a piece of dirt. I have put the bug in double zip loc's and am now waiting for the PCO to call me back - although it's unlikely they can get here till Monday.
The bug is exactly 1 mm long and almost 1/2 mm wide. I was wondering if this is a nyph or some other type of bug and if some other type of bug, any ideas? The bug is brown - not translucent and really I thought it was a piece of dust or dirt at first. Then I picked it out with my finger and it started to move.
Please help as I am going crazy here.
One other thing, bed bugs were discovered 5 floors on the other side of the building. Could they have already moved 5 floors?
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Can you post a picture?
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NOTOBUGS
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Posted 5 months ago
Fri Jun 19 2009 12:58:24
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Unfortunately, I tried to take a picture to post but it's entirely too small - just 1 mm X 1/2 mm. The bug is brownish-red with two antenna like in a U or V shape - not to each side like I see on the pictures here. And it's oblong, not round with a clearly defined head.
Are the nymphs always translucent or can they be brownish-red as well?
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Color depends on the stage of development & feeding status.
That doesn't sound like a bed bug... There are a lot of good pictures available for comparison...
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NOTOBUGS
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Posted 5 months ago
Fri Jun 19 2009 14:28:29
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DougSummersMS - Thank you!
There is an "actual size" photo from the Mississippi Department of Health showing an egg and all life stages. Whatever I caught is actually smaller than the egg in that picture.
I guess I should still have the PCO come out just to confirm and so that I can sleep better.
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I'm also convinced it's not a bedbug... try to google for "Cryptolestes"
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NOTOBUGS
newbite
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Posted 5 months ago
Fri Jun 19 2009 15:39:50
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Thanks all!
I wasn't able to take a picture (I tried) but I was able to scan it. But, I am not able to upload the scanned file or send it via a PM. Does anyone know how I can do that?
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Send it to helpme@pest2000.it
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NOTOBUGS
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Posted 5 months ago
Fri Jun 19 2009 16:10:11
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EffeCi - I sent it to your e-mail.
Thanks!
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DragonFlight
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Posted 5 months ago
Fri Jun 19 2009 16:12:41
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NOTOBUGS - Lets see the scanned bug. I'll really like to see a bed bug that is scanned, I have a great picture that I took on my camera of a bed bug and with comparison to someone else on this forum who took a great picture of one it's good to use as reference for anyone. I will upload it, as soon as I can.
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I've seen the picture, but it's not detailed enough to say what it may be... surely is not a bedbug nymph
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NOTOBUGS
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Posted 5 months ago
Fri Jun 19 2009 17:09:58
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THANK YOU EffeCi!!
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For future reference, NOTOBUGS, you can upload the photo to any free photo hosting site (I like flickr) and then post the URL of the photo here.
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