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What Kind of Bug Is This? - small, long black bug on vinyl floorI've found these little black bugs in my bathroom the past 2-3 summers. I've noticed a few in my bedroom lately too; the bathroom is connected to bedroom. I have no idea what they are, but they bother me so much! They are super tiny, black bugs. They don't fly or bite that I've noticed. We have someone professionally spray our house in the fall and spring, I have sprayed in the bathroom and bedroom with good bug killing stuff, but yet cannot get rid of them. Please help!

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August 2, 20170 found this helpful

Put the bugs in a sealed plastic bag. Don't crush the bugs. Take it to a place that sells pesticides and and they can help you.

 
June 2, 20200 found this helpful

I have a small gray bug.. about small as a flea . in bathroom first noticed.. don't jump.. just go as fast as. a ant

 

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August 3, 20171 found this helpful

There are so many different bugs this could be but it appears to like warm weather and maybe water/dampness.
I believe you should call the exterminator that is doing the spraying and ask them about the bug problem you are having. Most likely they can tell you what it is and maybe they can be sure to add it to your name and be sure to spray or look for this bug when they return.

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Since it is only happening in the summer it must be the heat that is drawing them out.
If your exterminator does not help you then I would suggest you call your county extension office and ask them as they are usually very familiar with bugs in general.
Here is a link to help you find your local office.

www.pickyourown.org/countyextensionagentoffices.htm

 

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August 4, 20170 found this helpful

Normally the company you use to professional spray your home can identify this bug. It would seem that others around you should have the same issue. Catch one of the bugs and put it in a glass jar or plastic bag.

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Then, visit the company that sprays your home. Explain your problem to them and I am sure they know how to help you.

 
July 17, 20180 found this helpful

I have the same bugs in my bathroom and recently found one I my room. I showed the people that spray my house and they dont know what they are. Hopefully after the internal spray they will go away. Did you even find out what they area?

 
August 15, 20180 found this helpful

I discovered this same bug in our bathroom climbing the wall. Our bug guy is coming Monday to spray. Anyone find out what these are?

 
June 15, 20200 found this helpful

I found the same bugs crawling on my bathroom walls every spring & summer, did your exterminator identify them? If so did he get rid of them & how?? Thanks for any info you can provide me, their gross

 
Anonymous
September 15, 20180 found this helpful

I found these weird bugs too in my bathroom, they're very tiny and I've been seeing them lately in summer too, ive seen them in my room too sense my bathroom is also connected to my room, they freak me out and i wanna get rid of them

 
April 11, 20190 found this helpful

I have identical bugs at the base of a shower where water was pooling under a bath mat and mold had begun to grow. I collected specimens and took them to the local IL county extension where I was informed they are Springtails. Not dangerous and do not cause damage to wood, but are attracted to moisture and mold. I was directed to thoroughly dry the area as much as possible for several days to include towel drying sinks and shower if I had to keep using them.

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I was told it was not necessary to spray. I did seek out more information on the web and found this helpful article:
www.bugspray.net/.../springtail-infestations-and-where...
which states spraying is pointless and that once you see them, they are probably massed somewhere outside or in the walls. Ugh.

 
October 12, 20200 found this helpful

There is a solution you dont have to live with them. The right pest control company will use the correct combo that will kill every springtail starting from the outside. They come through tiny holes in the windows and doors and there is no stopping them. They need to use Onslaught, Suspend sc and I cant remember the third one

 
September 8, 20190 found this helpful

I get those too! If someone could answer I would love that soon much!! They are very jumpy an do not bite that i have see.. yet. They are also very hard to kill because they keep jumping!!!

 
May 14, 20200 found this helpful

Has anyone found a way to get rid of them

 
October 12, 20200 found this helpful

Those look like springtails they love humidity and water and they jump when you try to kill them. I personally tried many things to get rid of them I even moved houses and a few months later I found them in my new house.

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I called several pest control companies with no help. Until I found a local company that used the right combo of pesticides. Good luck

 
June 6, 20230 found this helpful

Springtails

 
June 20, 20220 found this helpful

Its a spring-tail. Harmless, enjoy moist environments feeding on small tiny plants and fungi. Theyll go away when it drys up. Orrr you may want to make sure you arent experiencing moisture issues along walls, trim, baseboard etc.

 
August 16, 20220 found this helpful

I have almost the same identical picture of the same insect or bug that we became infested with and I literally became obsessed because I was actually getting bitten and itching. I had that same bug in my head so I researched and researched and I found what they call a springtail. Some people say they do not bite but that is NOT true I found an article from a professor at a university tgat agreed they do bite. I've also got in contact with another woman that was bitten by them and had the same experiences that I did. I do not think all people are sensitive to that type of insect bite but some of us are.

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I was literally crying everyday. I did everything I knew to do to try to get rid of them and nothing seemed to work, they literally come up through the drains in the sinks. They like to live in a moist/damped environment like under sitting pine straw. I'm not sure where you're located but I am in South Carolina and the university and lady I contacted was in Virginia but that is exactly the same bug that I have pictures of and they go through different life changes and they change and look different. Good Luck!

 
Anonymous
September 16, 20220 found this helpful

i found these under my bed only like 2-3

 

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