Bugs in kitchen help! - Ask Extension
Never had a bug problem then this happened! It’s all over the kitchen and kitchen table. How to get rid of it?
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Bugs in kitchen help! #644655
Asked June 02, 2020, 1:05 AM EDT
Never had a bug problem then this happened! It’s all over the kitchen and kitchen table. How to get rid of it?
Los Angeles County California
Expert Response
This appears to be a flour beetle. Check your stored foods for infestation and keep foods secured in containers of plastic bags until you have rid the pest. Vacuum the beetles as you find them, and clean up any spilled foods and cereals.
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Thanks, G.
Thanks for your quick response! Not finding a food source at the moment. These bugs just seem
scatted all over the kitchen table (no food) and kitchen counter (no food).
scatted all over the kitchen table (no food) and kitchen counter (no food).
Make sure to clean up everything you can, including corners of cabinents and drawers that at times will harbor food residues. In many cases it is a game of numbers. Get rid of enough of these insects and they seem to go away.
G.
