Problem With Little Red Bugs

RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By ARRRRG (Guest Post) (10/02/2008) These red flying gnats are driving me insane! I had tons of them in my kitchen, after the disposal stopped working. So, I put clorox down the sink and they were downsized for a while; however, today I left a dirty dish in my room, and when i came home, there were like 30 chilling in the bowl. How can I eliminate these permanently, and what the hell are they? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By (Guest Post) (09/12/2008) "Post By Scaredofbugs! (Guest Post) (09/01/2008) I have these little red bugs or beetle things that were coming up onto my bed at night and always did. They were living in my bed frame under mattress and they spread to the other rooms in a flash. My family and I have been getting bites from them, rashes and red spots and they don't strike once apparently because I had 14 on 1 arm in 1 night! I hate these bugs, they are so creepy it made me paranoid that if I'm sitting in a chair and I think I feel a bug on my and I get all scared and check myself, then leave the room to calm down. PLZ HELP ME!" Scaredofbugs! i have been waking up for the past three days with these bumps itching like crazy. i thought they were mosquito bites until now. i was laying in the bed and i felt a pinch on the side of my face. so i jumped up and saw this bug crawling on my sheets. after knocking the bug off the bed and looking at it for about 10 minutes, i googled it and came up with this; http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef636.asp Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By oatmeal (Guest Post) (09/05/2008) We have a similar problem with little red bugs everywhere, literally. We found that they were living and propagating in some oatmeal we had stored. Perhaps part of the problem is that they feed on dried foods like pastas, rice and oatmeal. Especially if the bags have small holes, or are easily-chewed-through plastic. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By oatmeal (Guest Post) (09/04/2008) We have a similar problem with little red bugs everywhere, literally. We found that they were living and propagating in some oatmeal we had stored. Perhaps part of the problem is that they feed on dried foods like pastas, rice and oatmeal. Especially if the bags have small holes, or are easily-chewed-through plastic. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By oatmeal (Guest Post) (09/04/2008) We have a similar problem with little red bugs everywhere, literally. We found that they were living and propagating in some oatmeal we had stored. Perhaps part of the problem is that they feed on dried foods like pastas, rice and oatmeal. Especially if the bags have small holes, or are easily-chewed-through plastic. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Scaredofbugs! (Guest Post) (09/01/2008) I have these little red bugs or beetle things that were coming up onto my bed at night and always did. They were living in my bed frame under mattress and they spread to the other rooms in a flash. My family and I have been getting bites from them, rashes and red spots and they don't strike once apparently because I had 14 on 1 arm in 1 night! I hate these bugs, they are so creepy it made me paranoid that if I'm sitting in a chair and I think I feel a bug on my and I get all scared and check myself, then leave the room to calm down. PLZ HELP ME! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Cheri (Guest Post) (08/18/2008) I have the same problem but I don't think these are the same bugs that everyone else is having. These look like chiggers with pointy heads and they are tiny and all over the side of the house doors and windows. Does anyone know what they are? I heard they were called nosims but I am not for sure what they really are! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By biggiesm10006 AT yahoo.com (Guest Post) (08/12/2008) I have these bugs that look like a combination of lice and ants. There usually red or grey or in between. I have lots of them in my freezer, I've caught them on my dresser, in my bathroom, occasionally on my clothes. They drive me and my family insane, if anybody knows what they are or how to get rid of them. Please send mail to my email - Thanks so much Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By perry (Guest Post) (08/06/2008) Has anyone thought of the fruit fly? I bought a box of beer with one of the bottles broken in it, I had little reddish flying bugs for weeks. Apparently they like beer a lot. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By (Guest Post) (07/21/2008) I have the same problem with the little red flying bugs. I have tried bleach and I still get them. Not as many but still to many. How do I get rid of them? Please help.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By KL (Guest Post) (07/11/2008) OMG! I'm really glad to see I'm not alone on this. I've been reading all these blogs but I still don't know what to do. How do you kill them? Or should I say get rid of them permanently b/c I kill 100 of them a day and they seem to multiply 10x's faster. They're driving me INSANE! Literally, they hang around mostly in the kitchen and bathroom but I've caught a few in my bedroom! PLEASE HELP ME! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Cp (Guest Post) (06/26/2008) I know exactly the little red gnats your talking about , we had them before their very annoying and do seem to breed like crazy. I found these gnats: Fungus gnat http://www.westopthebugs.com/images/FungusGnatLg.jpg window gnat http://www.gardensafari.net/pics/vl ... sylvicola_fenestralis_hs5_0333_t.jpg Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By (Guest Post) (06/25/2008) I have double trouble and live in southern Alberta, usually hot and dry desert like but was a wet spring. I have a lambs ear velvety plant that comes up every year at the back up against a wooden sun porch. This year when the lambs ear turned green there were hundreds of pin head size bright red bugs, would say exact pin head size and don't appear to fly. They are just there by the hundreds or more, and another friend of theirs the October bug hard shell red stripes on the back and usually come in the fall, don't think they ever left, and they do fly, beetle size, they appeared same time as red pinheads. Now in the garden, I am allergic to all chemicals, cleaners. In a quandry, think I will burn all the green plants, lambs ear along the wall for a start. Someone said Sunlight soap does wonders. Any hints or help! Thank you. Penny Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By jdog (Guest Post) (06/02/2008) Use Tempo to get rid of clover mites. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post by raeraelb (1) | (05/30/2008) Profile | Contact Are they really tiny kind of the size of a flea, mabye a tad bit bigger, if so you probably have a mite problem or possibly chiggers. Here is a web page that has some information about the little red bugs at the top of that page there is a place to go for tips on how to rid your self of the pest. http://www.whatsthatbug.com/mites.html Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By disgusted in philadelphia. (Guest Post) (05/27/2008) I have these annoying little red cement bugs in my bathroom and I may have just about the cleanest bathroom on the east coast. I have bleached out the area and they came back. But in smaller numbers. Then I kept bleaching until someone reccomended Ammonia. Now every now and then I see one or two. I see dead ones laying around they dont like bleach or ammonia!!!Try it!!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Ray from Tulsa (Guest Post) (05/12/2008) i have the same problem with these little red bugs, I thought they were tickes but I am not sure. They were crowling on my cat today and they are usually on my window and cement. Can someone tell me what are these and what do I need to buy to get rid of them? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By rosie (Guest Post) (05/03/2008) These little red and black bugs are in my work place, bitting a few people. They leave red marks on the skin please help solve this problem. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By darell roanoke, va (Guest Post) (03/07/2008) Caulk windows well, but b4 doing so spray all cracks with bugspray. Also spray foundation and under house if possible, spray anywhere they could come in like windows. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By (Guest Post) (11/21/2007) I am glad I am not alone here! I live in the East Coast, in an old town house (1964); however, I had them in my newly constructed home several years ago. They creep me out. I walk around the home and my socks come out green from their blood...I have spent hours trying to kill them on my own as I don't do well with pesticides in the home. What a nightmare! Frustrated in Richmond, VA Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By ..... (Guest Post) (11/19/2007) Well I looked at a picture of a clover mite and that is definitly not what I'm seeing around the house. They seem to be attracted to light and so I always see them died under windows and strong lights. What are these small little bugs that fly into my house. I want to know!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By (Guest Post) (11/13/2007) These little red flying bugs are not clover mites! They look like big gnats, and they aren't red flour beetles (I know because I've had those also) and they aren't big enough to be flies. I don't think anyone here knows the answer... didn't know it'd be so difficult to find an answer. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post by gelfkatey (1) | (10/27/2007) Contact minecare only in the bathroom, wchich is odd because theres no window near it. there is a small vent that goes to the elevator, and i guess they can come up the sewer pipes. this is the first year ive seen yhem in ny, and it just started-end of october!! do they bite? should i worry/do anything for my dog?? thanks!! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By (Guest Post) (09/26/2007) Do they have a hard shell back? Are they an over shape? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Sitko (Guest Post) (09/24/2007) Mine are the brownish gnats, with a red head. They love to fly around my eyes and head, and irritate the heck out of me. I'm going to try to put the cleanser in the kitchen sink and shower/bathroom sink. I also occasionally leave dishes soaking in the sink, guess I better stop doing that. Thanks. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post by JoJo34 (1) | (05/24/2007) Profile | Contact I have the same problem with the clover mites. I usually see them out back on the steps. But last night my 7 year old daughter came racing in the house screaming she was itchy. I looked her over and saw these things all over her body and in her hair. I had to put her in the shower and scrub her down. Why would they do this? It was like an infestation all over her. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Holly C. (Guest Post) (03/03/2007) These are clover mites.... they are pinhead sized red tiny bugs that usually get into the home first near windows. Call a pest control company. Show them which areas they seem to be in the most. They will need to spray near the foundation / base of the home and about 10 feet out from the house to kill them. Because your home is fairly new it is likely that the mites arose because of a new lawn... they come about most often when the lawn has been fertilized well and/or when the new lawn is starting to come up. They can be extremely annoying bugs and seem to come up from everywhere when you try to kill them ... they just keep coming. They will also leave a redish brown stain on your walls if you try to kill them so it is best to kill them by way of a professional company who will use insecticide. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Melanie (Guest Post) (09/27/2006) I also have these darn FLYING not crawling red gnats. They seem to swarm in the kitchen and the bathroom. I just went in the kitchen and there were a gazillion of them. They are totally annoying and we just keep killing them by the tens and we have more. I can't find a solution for getting rid of these. I recently called terminex and I was told that they "breed" around the drains..... I was told to buy drano foaming action and let it sit in the drains overnight, I have yet to do this but I'm hoping it works. If someone else has a better solution let me know..... They seem to be around my screen door too. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Larry (Guest Post) (09/10/2006) If they are flying they are most likely a fruit fly. The adult male is darker and a little bit larger. This is one of several varieties of the fruit fly usually brought into your home through the eggs that are on fruit from the market. To start to catch some of them get a large glass or jar empty a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of "cider" vinegar into the container then use some paper to make a funnel, use a paper clip to hold it together, you want a hole no larger than 1/4". Place the funnel in the container so that the tip of the funnel is at least 1 and 1/4" above the liquid. Check your trap in 8 to 10 hours and see what you have. Reminder;these flies have also found another food source so check under and behind things in your kitchen. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Shelley (Guest Post) (08/23/2006) Did anyone find out what the tiny flying red bugs are? They are all over in my kitchen and bathroom.. I want to know how to get rid of them. .any advice would be great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Keely (Guest Post) (08/11/2006) CLOVER MITES.. I get them around spring time around my windows.. I find that spraying them with windex or RAID and then wiping them away with a papertowl gets rid of them until next srping:) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Tony (Guest Post) (08/09/2006) We're having the same issues... with little red gnats. I looked up the biology on "clover mites" and clover mites don't look like they fly at all, or have wings for that matter. So what would a little red flying gnat, with little ridges on it's under body (they love getting squashed on the mirrors so i'm able to get a real good close look). Are they still clover mites? Please advise... Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Mel (Guest Post) (06/11/2006) They are "CLOVER MITES" Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Malinda Woods (Guest Post) (04/17/2006) I'm so relieved that I'm not alone. Every spring these very small (like a pinhead)red bugs enter my kitchen. There's tons of them and they crawl around my windows, walls, and floorboards. When squished the leave a red stain. My house is 2yrs old and I was worried what they were but after seeing the pictures they're definitley Clover Mites. Thank-you everyone for sharing your knowledge on how to get rid of them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Malinda Woods (Guest Post) (04/17/2006) I'm so relieved that I'm not alone. Every spring these very small (like a pinhead)red bugs enter my kitchen. There's tons of them and they crawl around my windows, walls, and floorboards. When squished the leave a red stain. My house is 2yrs old and I was worried what they were but after seeing the pictures they're definitley Clover Mites. Thank-you everyone for sharing your knowledge on how to get rid of them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Butterfly (Guest Post) (03/20/2006) I have these little red gnats flying about. They aren't big enough to be a beetle, too small to be a fly... They are like red fruit flies. They hang out in my bathroom and kitchen and have been here since hurricane katrina made her grand entrance. I see some others have similar problems. Apparently these guys like water so I reduced their numbers drastically by pouring soft scrub w/ bleach down my drains. No, really. Within 24 hours they went from being a PROBLEM to being annoying. Good Luck. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Rene (Guest Post) (08/25/2005) I have little red bugs that keep going into my cooking oil and shortening only. No other food that I can see in my pantry. I have cleaned it twice now. Any ideas what it is and how to prevent this? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Sharon (Guest Post) (03/19/2005) I also have a problem with these little red bugs and could never figure out what they are, and nobody I talk to seems to know either. It sounds like they are "clover mites". They show up around my kitchen window and kitchen sink every spring and fall. I started noticing them about a year after I had the kitchen window replaced, which was about 7 years ago. I found this link which may be helpful. I may give their product a try. http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/info/faq/ask_clovermites.htm Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By sylvia (Guest Post) (02/21/2005) To all of you, if those little bugs get squashed easily and leave a red-brownish smear, they probably are "clover mites". Check out the terminix website. They have a free pest "dictionary". If they are mites they shouldn't be a big problem, mainly show up in spring, and if needed can be eliminated with pest spray. http://www.terminix.com/Pest/Library/ Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Patrick Marcoux (Guest Post) (12/14/2004) I have seen these tiny red bugs in boxes of pasta, counter tops, cooking pots and pans, and even on top of the refrigerator. Where do they come from? How can I control them? My wife can't eat or sleep. (Arachnaphobia) What shall I do? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By neil (Guest Post) (10/12/2004) I have these little red bugs too. They fly around and look like little red gnats. They seem to like water, they hang around in my sink, and are all over the walls in shower because of the moisture. I kill like literally 20-30 a day, but there are always more. They must colonize really fast. What are they?! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Judy (Guest Post) (09/23/2004) If they are spider mites, they will be dark red and look like a really small spider. I grow worms and they go after decaying, decomposing matter. Getting sunlight on them seems to kill, decrease the population. If they get really bad, sulphur works. Change the PH from Acid to Alkaline, spray with limestone and water. Or baking soda and water. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By College Girl (Guest Post) (09/22/2004) yeah either mites or bedbugs. If they are the size of an apple seed or so them they are bedbugs, and they DO bite and it hurts, but they do not carry disease. Use borax, in most roach powders. You might have to call an exterminator. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Jacqui Cosper (Guest Post) (09/02/2004) A small, elongated reddish brown bug could be a flour beetle of confused flour beetle. We got these when we got a piece of furniture out of storage. They were killed by Combat roach traps and got stuck to fly tape. We did finally call Orkin when they got out of control. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post by Gill (6) | (09/01/2004) Contact If you have house plants and they are really tiny, they could be red spider mites which any gardening site will advise on - just a thought. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post by rabbithorns (39) | (08/31/2004) Contact If they are the size of a skin flake they sound like either mites or bedbugs. Bedbugs don't like thyme (preferably fresh, but I've used dried). And I don't know what mites don't like; they might even be the same thing. We don't kill things in our home, so we would probably try laying thyme along the floorboards and counters where they meet the wall and leave a window open for them to exit. If that doesn't work, we'd probably just wash everything really well with Ivory dish soap and hot water. Eucalyptus or lavendar essential oils have disinfectant properties and smell good. You might wipe down surfaces with those as well (be careful about the oils and your surfaces, though) to repel them. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post By Ann. (Guest Post) (08/31/2004) if you are referring to REALLY tiny red bugs the size of a dot..... we had these after our landlord had a new kitchen built. they were in the wood when the cabinets and drawers were assembled. we now have to keep everything tightly closed up in plastic ziplock bags or containers or they get into ALL your food! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Problem With Little Red Bugs Post by chelring (3) | (08/31/2004) Contact Hi... From what you've explained, these sound like a little red beetle. They are rather harmless, they just like to come in from the elements. They cluster together for warmth. They also resemble ladybeetles (lady bugs). They are beneficial to gardeners. If you want to know the real skinny on them, contact your area's gardening extension services. As for getting rid of them... I haven't found much that works, as I don't like to use insecticides if I don't have to. I was vacuuming them up for a while, however, that made the normal vacuum odor worse. Good luck! Report Spam or Abuse