Hi! Could someone help me figure out what time if bug/insect this is? I have only found them on the top of my kitchen table and I found one on the top of my bed sheet. I dont think it's bed bugs because I haven't found them anywhere else and searched my bed with a fine tooth comb nor do I have any bites on me. Any advice would be great!
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It looks like a type of Larder Beetle, also called flour or grain beetles, as they tend to get into grain products in the kitchen cabinets. Do a thorough check of any boxes or bags of grain products such as: cereal, flour, rice, dry beans, pasta, cake mix, Bisquick, pet food, etc...anything grain related. Look for small dark specks or even web-like stuff. Those are signs of Larder Beetles. If found, toss anything with evidence, then do a thorough vacuum and a wipe down with white vinegar, of the cabinet's insides and all countertops.
I'd have to agree with the consensus that these are flour beetles. They go by many common local names. But they will reside in your dry goods. Most people associate them with grain products as most dry goods are. I read many good ways to get rid of them. But if you want to avoid them in the future make sure to store your dry goods in an airlock container. Or as I have done over the years, I store my flour and such in a plastic bag in the freezer. Good luck!
The pattern looks like that of a carpet beetle. Vacuum thoroughly and dispose of the bag outside. Use an insecticide. If you rent, inform the landlord.
I don't think it's a bed bug.
Maybe these are Springtails (Collembola), at least in several photos these bugs look like Springtails biotechpest.com/
I assume these are booklices (Psocoptera (the scientific name for this order of insects). As a group, indoor psocids do little actual damage except when contaminating stored food, but their presence in large numbers can be very annoying.
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