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We keep a spotless house, despite having three dogs. However, a couple of nights ago, we noticed that tiny, brownish bugs thought it was a good idea to crawl up through the drains (two sinks, shower and bathtub) in the master bathroom. I thought they might be clover mites, but they did not turn red when squished.
My wife poured clorox down the drains which seems to have put at least a temporary halt on their invasion. I do not want to see them come back but am not sure how they even got there in the first place.
Anyone ever seen anything like this, and if so, what did you do about it?
They do not eat our food, or bother people, nor do they go where it's "dirty" so extra cleaning doesn't help, they are just bothersome to have in your home. They have almost gone from our house, they didn't disappear til mid July last year, maybe this early heat is killing them off.
Good luck!
They do not eat our food, or bother people, nor do they go where it's "dirty" so extra cleaning doesn't help, they are just bothersome to have in your home. They have almost gone from our house, they didn't disappear til mid July last year, maybe this early heat is killing them off.
Good luck!
So...that's what those little bugs were by my bathroom sink the other day! I sprayed them with Tilex (1st thing I had on hand to grab) & killed them all. Haven't seen anymore...yet.
We also have suffered the invasion of Springtails. I had never heard of such a thing until this year.
We had them in VERY large numbers, up until a few days ago. My master bathtub would literally have hundreds of them in it on a regular basis and there were alway a number to be found in the sinks and toilets. Yuck!
I did have my pest control company come out on Wednesday and I haven't seen a single bug in the past two days! Not only did they spray inside, but they sprayed our entire lawn area. Our condo association recently did a lawn renovation treatment, which included placing hay down for seed coverage...and the exterminator said that could be why we were "invaded". Apparantly, the Springtails can typically infest new hay and mulch and then find their way into your home.
Yes it was Sprintails I was trying to think of. We too had to go the pest control route! The stuff at Lowe's wold kill them on contact but would not keep them away. The pest control came in one time sprayed and I have not seen one since.
In the subdivision I live there has been a massive "invasion" of springtails. Apparently even UNC is working on pest control solutions for them. We finally hired a pest control company last week (after trying everything under the sun ourselves). We have hardly seen a bug since then! Hopefully, with continued treatments it will stay that way!
I just have to say.. I read the subject line and I thought it said Brain Drugs.. and I was like.. ooh where!!!
I am getting a few too many critters lately and getting new services starting next week. Spiders are pretty, but tick me off!
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