I have small brown bugs. They appear every spring. I don't know how to get rid of them. They keep appearing and they fly, but in short bursts not continuous. Can anyone identify them?
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The pattern is a carpet beetle. Vacuum well, dispose of the debris outside and get an exterminator
People cant afford exterminators!!! Thats why theyre asking for a DIY advice!
Looks like a classic carpet beetle. Not harmful but pesky.
They love flowers and plants and eat other stuff found in carpet...which is where I always guessed they got their name....or it could be they look like berber carpet...but I doubt that one.
If you keep getting them, you may want to go around your house and check windows and doors for spaces and patch them up since they will come in for warmth.
Typically they are outside amongst the plants...so if you have a lot of flowering plants up against your foundation, you may want to move them or just be sure to patch up any cracks in the brick/block.
If you only see them in the spring, then you will have to do like we do with ants and about a month before our problem time, do the outside checks, inside checks and do a good cleaning to remove their food supplies.
If you have a true infestation, you may want to call in an exterminator, but most folks can deal with them with good cleaning and patching up their doors and windows so they don't get in.
Happy spring!! Too bad it brings bugs, right :(
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