https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:03:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2719000 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 16:00:06 +0000 Littlebit7 2719000@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've had them. Not to freak you out but they can be fairly destructive. I've lost countless sweaters (wool and cashmere) and coats to them. Blankets with any sort of natural wool or alpaca fiber. They love dust and pet hair especially. I'd be on the ground with a flashlight finding and killing them but you can't see the eggs. Eventually I'd find something they'd been feasting on. We didn't get rid of them until we moved out of our prewar NYC apartment into a newer condo. You have to be really diligent with dust and corners and under beds/behind furniture. </p> <p>Again, sorry to probably freak you out. </p> <p>Another thing it could be is a flour beetle. I can't really tell from your pic. Be sure to save a few of them for an exterminator so they know what they are dealing with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718909 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 01:47:05 +0000 starlitsky 2718909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: I will check my clothes and windowsills! I've been meaning to do some spring cleaning anyway... this is good motivation 😅😩😓 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718907 Sat, 01 Apr 2017 00:45:34 +0000 bhbee 2718907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@starlitsky: they're gross. Because they stick we sometimes find dead ones in our clothes, like a sweater :shocked: :shocked: I hate living in a buggy place and it's not as bad here as some places! But maybe check your clothes (especially animal fibers like wool) or near wherever you have seen adults because if you have adults the larvae are eating something. Also check all your windowsills for adults to see if you have more ... they tend to try to escape by following the natural light I've been told and then they'll die there. Sorry it's all so gross :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718903 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 23:50:04 +0000 starlitsky 2718903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bhbee: @Truth Bombs: thank you for the info!! Eek the larvae look scarier than the adult version!! I haven't seen those but will keep an eye out. 😳 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718802 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:35:58 +0000 Truth Bombs 2718802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, it's a carpet beetle and they are a pain in the ass! The bug you've taken a picture of won't do any damage. It's the larvae that will cause damage to your clothes, rugs, etc. I've attached a pic of what the larvae look like. They have little hairs all around their bodies that can stick to things and some lucky people (like me) can have an allergic reaction to them. I was convinced we had bed bugs last summer and it turned out to be carpet beetles. They don't actually bite though, so that's the good news. They are actually quite common, but if you are finding them regularly I would call an exterminator to do a treatment. </p> [attach=6015/17/onoznz.560x448.CBL.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718799 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:30:37 +0000 bhbee 2718799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have those too :sad: keep an eye out the larvae damage clothes (especially wool) and rugs. We live in Texas and can manage them but not totally get rid of them. We have quarterly pest treatment for all the critters here </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718787 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:35:52 +0000 starlitsky 2718787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@SeptMomma12: @DesertDreams88: @tinyperson: I think you ladies are correct! 3 mm is about right for the size. 😩 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718784 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:24:16 +0000 tinyperson 2718784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, that looks like a carpet beetle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718782 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:07:20 +0000 DesertDreams88 2718782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first guess was carpet beetle, too... what about the size? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718777 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 12:01:19 +0000 SeptMomma12 2718777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Carpet beetle?</p> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_carpet_beetle" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varied_carpet_beetle</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-this-bug-pic-inside-but-not-too-gross#post-2718774 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 11:55:42 +0000 starlitsky 2718774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recently I've been finding this tiny bug around my house. In the bathroom and on the bed, on fabrics mostly (vs on the wall). I've found maybe 3 or 4 in the past week which doesn't sound like too many, but compared to before when I'd see hardly any, it's kind of scaring me! Should I be alarmed or look for an infestation?! </p> [attach=6461/17/onov0u.600x521.IMG_5479.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bug-magnet-while-pregnant#post-2177795 Thu, 14 May 2015 09:20:17 +0000 dagret 2177795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.KMM: what @mrs.shinerbock said - you breathe heavier, so you exhale more CO2, which makes you a prime target for the bugs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bug-magnet-while-pregnant#post-2177680 Thu, 14 May 2015 07:38:59 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2177680@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@curlymama318: Nope - no GD. Who knows - maybe it was just a fluke. But I felt like all bugs were finding me yesterday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bug-magnet-while-pregnant#post-2177612 Thu, 14 May 2015 01:21:29 +0000 lamariniere 2177612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually had the opposite thing happen while pregnant! I am normally a bug magnet, but when pregnant, they avoided me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bug-magnet-while-pregnant#post-2177609 Thu, 14 May 2015 00:46:17 +0000 curlymama318 2177609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you have GD? Increased levels of sugar in the blood will cause mosquitos and other bugs to be more attracted to you. I should know, I've been Diabetic for 26 years and always get the most bites of anyone during outdoor activities! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bug-magnet-while-pregnant#post-2177569 Wed, 13 May 2015 21:39:01 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 2177569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, I totally was during my last pregnancy. I read somewhere that it has to do with increased levels of CO2 since you have more blood? Don't remember where I read that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bug-magnet-while-pregnant#post-2177556 Wed, 13 May 2015 21:14:22 +0000 NurseDMB 2177556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it can definitely be pregnancy/hormone related. I'm 17 weeks pregnant and was bit by black flies the other day, and I ended up having an allergic reaction! It's been a few days and they were still red and inflamed and crazy itchy, so I went to urgent care and the doctor told me it was an allergic reaction &amp; that pregnancy hormones can really change your body and how you react to things. I think bugs can definitely be more attracted to you when you're pregnant, too! Probably from all the blood flow going on. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bug-magnet-while-pregnant#post-2177465 Wed, 13 May 2015 19:42:04 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2177465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone else become a bug magnet while pregnant?</p> <p>I'm a little over 35 weeks pregnant and today at lunch we sat on the patio. I was being swarmed by little sweat bees the whole time and and no one else in the group was. And now tonight I'm watching DH's tennis match and I'm being eaten alive by mosquitos!</p> <p>Am I just unlucky today or could this be some sort of hormone/pregnancy thing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spiders#post-169916 Sat, 26 May 2012 15:42:56 +0000 Sweet T 169916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: Our apartment complex is responsible for spraying. They come every 3 months for a scheduled spray. We had them come last month for an extra spray because the spiders were so bad. It seemed to be working up until this week. I don't understand why it's so bad! They just came and did their routine spray last week!!</p> <p>@chopsuey119: me too!</p> <p>@googly-eyes: All of our windows are completely closed. We know some of them are getting in through the front door and suspect that they're also coming in through the patio door.</p> <p>@HeatherlovesKenny: I think I'll be buying some raid soon! It's gotten out of control!</p> <p>DH went and talked to the people in the office and they're sending pest control out again. Hopefully, it works this time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spiders#post-169847 Sat, 26 May 2012 12:03:09 +0000 googly-eyes 169847@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely get your manager/landlord involved if they're supposed to be spraying.. Are your windows fully secure? I noticed one of our screens pops out just a little and I'm fairly certain that's where ours were getting in, but ours are much smaller and harmless. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spiders#post-169793 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:25:28 +0000 chopsuey 169793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hate spiders!!!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spiders#post-169782 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:02:01 +0000 heffalump 169782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yuck. Do you spray for bugs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spiders#post-169701 Sat, 26 May 2012 01:09:37 +0000 HLK208 169701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh gross!! When raid doesn't work, I get the pest control guys out.<br /> Hopefully management will get pest control out again soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/spiders#post-169682 Fri, 25 May 2012 22:34:44 +0000 Sweet T 169682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does anyone have any tips on keeping spiders out of the house?</p> <p>I've found 6 spiders today! I killed 5 of them and caught 1. I think it's a black widow and plan on taking it to our apartment's main office tomorrow. I'm so angry! They just came and sprayed our entire apartment last month and then came and did their routine spraying last week. We have an 8.5 month old and he spends a lot of time crawling around. I've never seen spiders like this. The one I just killed was huge! At least the size of a quarter.</p> <p>Help, please!!</p> <p>ETA: Here's the most recent one!<br /> <img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7271279894_0a2fa65e5a_m.jpg" /> </p>