FabSwingers.com forum: Help. Insect Infestation

By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

God help me for posting this

Over the last two weeks I have found two strange looking 'things' in the living room, which I put down to coming down the chimney (like mini centipedes) then yesterday when cleaning the cats food area I found more and freaked (all scooped up and squashed and binned) and all I have done since then is bleach bleach and more bleach, some adults have obviously been squashed in the process after standing guard and seeing them coming out of the wood work (under the floor boards) No idea how they got there as I am in a 1st floor flat, what else do you suggest I do, apart from the bleach solution? I am really not a creepy crawly person but with the bleach it is now affecting my breathing and eyes so all suggestions welcome, btw I think I have made it sound worse than it is, but for me...... it is FFS help!

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By *piritsonfabCouple
over a year ago

Nottingham

Have you googled them?

They're very probably completely harmless so don't worry too much lol

As to how to get rid, hoover a lot and don't drop crumbs will help

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nice big fire

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By *r Costa xxMan
over a year ago

stirling

"God help me for posting this

If you look close enough you'll see one has photo bombed one of your pics

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Have you googled them?

They're very probably completely harmless so don't worry too much lol

As to how to get rid, hoover a lot and don't drop crumbs will help

Then they'll live in your hoover

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By *eesideMan
over a year ago

margate sumwear by the sea

Are thay small and white with lots of legs and about 1cm long ?

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

save your lungs and ditch the bleach all it does is give off harmful fumes and does nothing to the insects

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

Bleach won't help. Are they wildlife? Silver fish?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

Woodlice not wildlife

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

What colour are they? Could they be silver fish?

Or are they much bigger?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

get a frog or a lizard maybe

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"Bleach won't help. Are they wildlife? Silver fish?"

That was my guess to

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

They don't like the bleach spray, hence they come crawling out and I can squash them, the maggots are black with yellowish spots, the adults don't live long enough or should I say I don't let them live long enough for me to give an accurate description! But I think they may be (shudder) mini cockroaches but they crunch when squashed (only had one today thank god)So I may now be on top of the situation, fingers crossed

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Ladybirds?

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By *ylonesqueMan
over a year ago

Near Aberystwyth

They might be 'Silverfish'. Do a search and you'll see if it's them and how to get rid of them.

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"Ladybirds? "

No definitely a beetle of some sort but how they got in is the mystery

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

Check's the OP's location and phew

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

"Ladybirds?

No definitely a beetle of some sort but how they got in is the mystery

It's probably a lot warmer in your house than outside.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Try gasoline or as you Brits call it petro. Dose your floors with it .... bugs hate that

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By *trawberry-popWoman
over a year ago

South East Midlands NOT

If it is silverfish they eat all manner of things and can really do some damage.

Call your local council they may be able to give you some pest control advice and may be able to provide a cost effective extermination service (vs a private company)

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had a ladybird problem in my old house. Lots of ladybirds in the opening bits of my windows and once they go into a ball they are tricky to pick out. And let me tell you, a lot of ladybirds gathered together stink! It felt like a scene from The Birds....only with Ladybirds.

They had gone by winter though so probably not that?

Keep an eye on things and maybe get a pest person out if persists.

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"I had a ladybird problem in my old house. Lots of ladybirds in the opening bits of my windows and once they go into a ball they are tricky to pick out. And let me tell you, a lot of ladybirds gathered together stink! It felt like a scene from The Birds....only with Ladybirds.

They had gone by winter though so probably not that?

Keep an eye on things and maybe get a pest person out if persists.

It might be the person beneath me? I have no idea

But for the next couple of days, I will continue with the bleach solution x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

if you google 'black and yellow grubs' then look at images you might find out what they are.

so long as they aren't eating your house/furnishings/walls i wouldn't worry too much.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock

You could call in a damp/woodworm company. They can get floorboards up and spray insecticide under all of your floors so that all of your floors/woodwork is treated. Only a couple of floorboards in each room is needed to come up as they have a lance they can spray under the whole floor with. This is a solution to deal with woodworm infestation but the spray is an insecticide so kills most insects. It obviously kills woodworm but I know it kills wasps because had a loft sprayed for woodworm before and there was a wasp nest up there which they also sprayed with the treatment fluid and it killed all the wasps too. After treatment it may smell for a few hours but will soon disappear as the treatment fluid soaks into timbers and dries out naturally.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

try cleaning up now and then

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"try cleaning up now and then

FUCK OFF!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"try cleaning up now and then

FUCK OFF!!"

so I guess a blowjobs out of the question then ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow just wow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wow just wow"

was joking just light hearted banter

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By *echnosonic_BrummieMan
over a year ago

Willenhall

Has your downstairs neighbour been seen recently? Is there a pile of milk and newspapers outside their front door?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow just wow... you thought I was serious

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Wow just wow... you thought I was serious "

I've nearly drank a bottle of Jägermeister pal cut me some slack

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nearly.... No Slacking

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts

Our old flat was on the 6th floor and we had some weird carpet beetle things. We spent about £30 on bug powder and covered the flat in it then went away for 2 weeks. Never saw a bug again. Only once there was a spider in the bath...

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By *NaughtyCouple
over a year ago

St Albans

Could they be woodworm?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Are they hairy? It sound like carpet beetle larvae. Harmless but eats natural fibres.

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By *lowercandyWoman
over a year ago

Lancashire

"Wow just wow... you thought I was serious

I've nearly drank a bottle of Jägermeister pal cut me some slack "

Probably best to stay away from the site then!

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By *lowercandyWoman
over a year ago

Lancashire

I'd honestly say that for your health reduce the bleach!

Contact environmental health and get them out.

If you are in flats then there's no point just one person "dealing" with it.. the whole block needs looking at to see what they are and who's affected.

Hugs I know it's horrible but do phone them x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fuck that!

Get out of there while you still can

Burn the house

Move far far away

Claim any insurance

Stock up on tinned foods

Possibly build underground bug-tight nuclear bomb shelter

Live in fear for the rest of your days

It's what I did!

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

"God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

I have a man in my life and the porch light has been out for a year, bedroom light about four months and the halogen downlights in the kitchen, out of ten, four are working.

I don't trust myself on a step ladder or I'd do it myself!

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Dettox

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"try cleaning up now and then

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By *icelymarkedplusoneCouple
over a year ago

cardiff

Rapide insect spray killer from Tesco. Seems to get rid of everything here. Good stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you checked there isn't a dead bird or something up the chimney. Could be living on that and falling down x

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

I have a man in my life and the porch light has been out for a year, bedroom light about four months and the halogen downlights in the kitchen, out of ten, four are working.

I don't trust myself on a step ladder or I'd do it myself!

I don't trust myself either, it's becoming quite hazardous shaving my bits in the shower as the bulb as gone and I'm too scared to risk changing it

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

I have a man in my life and the porch light has been out for a year, bedroom light about four months and the halogen downlights in the kitchen, out of ten, four are working.

I don't trust myself on a step ladder or I'd do it myself!

I don't trust myself either, it's becoming quite hazardous shaving my bits in the shower as the bulb as gone and I'm too scared to risk changing it

You know bugs like dark bathrooms don't you

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

I have a man in my life and the porch light has been out for a year, bedroom light about four months and the halogen downlights in the kitchen, out of ten, four are working.

I don't trust myself on a step ladder or I'd do it myself!

I don't trust myself either, it's becoming quite hazardous shaving my bits in the shower as the bulb as gone and I'm too scared to risk changing it

You know bugs like dark bathrooms don't you

And you can bugger off as well!

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

"God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

I have a man in my life and the porch light has been out for a year, bedroom light about four months and the halogen downlights in the kitchen, out of ten, four are working.

I don't trust myself on a step ladder or I'd do it myself!

I don't trust myself either, it's becoming quite hazardous shaving my bits in the shower as the bulb as gone and I'm too scared to risk changing it

You know bugs like dark bathrooms don't you

And you can bugger off as well! "

Charming and I was going to offer the services of my long errrr arms to. Just can't help some people

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Haha when i first looked at the post i thought it said incest. Thats a whole different infestation i guess

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By *nequeenslutWoman
over a year ago

rugeley

"God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

I have a man in my life and the porch light has been out for a year, bedroom light about four months and the halogen downlights in the kitchen, out of ten, four are working.

I don't trust myself on a step ladder or I'd do it myself!

I don't trust myself either, it's becoming quite hazardous shaving my bits in the shower as the bulb as gone and I'm too scared to risk changing it

get a bulb turn power off at the fuse box change remove old bulb it may be a bit stiff but push in and turn if bayonet type replace its simple

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By *oxy_minx OP Woman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen

"God I hate to say it, but at times like this and changing bloody light bulbs I miss having a man in my life (I'm living I'm semi darkness)

I have a man in my life and the porch light has been out for a year, bedroom light about four months and the halogen downlights in the kitchen, out of ten, four are working.

I don't trust myself on a step ladder or I'd do it myself!

I don't trust myself either, it's becoming quite hazardous shaving my bits in the shower as the bulb as gone and I'm too scared to risk changing it

get a bulb turn power off at the fuse box change remove old bulb it may be a bit stiff but push in and turn if bayonet type replace its simple "

Lol simple bulbs I can replace, it's the bloody halogen ones I find tricky, plus putting a stepladder in my actual shower is just a tad too dangerous for me

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Ants in your pants?

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