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Black/grey bugs with unusual pattern #548437

Asked March 23, 2019, 6:12 AM EDT

i have recently over the past few days been finding tiny grey bugs with black spots that almost look like ladybugs from a small distance does anyone know what these harmless pests are called and how to get rid of them

County Outside United States

Expert Response

Hard to know without some indication of the beetle size. Take a look at this publication (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/pdffiles/ig/ig08900.pdf) on carpet beetles. This may be what you have but from the picture it is not possible to be certain

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