Little black/red flying bugs - Ask Extension
We keep finding these bugs mainly in one room on our walls and clothes. I have also seen them in living room (we have vaulted ceilings & they hang...
Knowledgebase
Little black/red flying bugs #488945
Asked October 07, 2018, 6:45 AM EDT
We keep finding these bugs mainly in one room on our walls and clothes. I have also seen them in living room (we have vaulted ceilings & they hang out there too. Sometimes, like in this picture they have spots of faint white, but also some are reddish black color. I keep killing them & they keep coming back. We also had pest control spray and they continued to pop up. They also fly. I can't find the source of where they are coming from & it's driving me crazy! We just moved and not sure if they came from storage. Could they be hiding in cracks of floorboards or my daughter's metal bed frame?
Seminole County Florida
Expert Response
Hello -
It is difficult to see details of the insect on the images you provided. The shape, however, suggests that it might be a beetle. Could you please check this link on carpet beetles to determine if this is the insect you have? http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/fabric/common_carpet_beetle.htm
If not, could you try to send a picture that has more detail?
Thank you,
It is difficult to see details of the insect on the images you provided. The shape, however, suggests that it might be a beetle. Could you please check this link on carpet beetles to determine if this is the insect you have? http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/fabric/common_carpet_beetle.htm
If not, could you try to send a picture that has more detail?
Thank you,
Here are some more pictures. They are so small I have zoom in with my camera. I looked at the link & I definitely don't see all those colors and patterns on them, but the body shape is the same.
I would suggest you take one or more of the insects in a sealed container or plastic baggie to the local extension office for identification. They will be better equiped to identify the insect in person than from a blurry image. Here is the link to their website with contact and location information: http://www.seminolecountyfl.gov/departments-services/leisure-services/extension-services/
