tiny bug the size of a pin head or smaller?

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Hi answerers, (spell checker this one)
No not sand fleas cause I tried the suggestions that were posted, they didn't go into soap, they don't bite that I'm aware of. Since I usually dont have a clue anyway! Here's what I can tell all of you. They LQQK black smaller than a pin head ( probably have legs but couldn't see them)
My Mother had em in all her unopened crackers,cereal,unopened boxes of pasta, noodles, like flour-(bisquick I think), cream of wheat, spices, sugar, Mother hoards things especially if on sale , you get the picture. ( Of course she can't see so she's been eating them with her cereal in the morning with milk). I cleaned them out from 3 cabinets with hot water & bleach. Told her leave the cabinets open so I can see if they came back. Does anyone have a clue what they might be! Should I fumagate ( spell checker needed again) the whole house? And thanx ahead of time!!

Will using bleach & hot water kill the ****bugs?

Answer 1

They sound like Biscuit Beetles, the young ones are only about ½ mm long.
They commonly infest hard, dry, starch-containing foods like cereals and spices. They are very clever at entering packages that are not tightly closed, and can bore through plastic bags, foil and cardboard to reach preferred foods. Its American name 'drugstore beetle' comes from its ability to breed in dried vegetable matter of any kind, even poisonous substances such as strychnine, belladonna or aconite.
Female biscuit beetles will lay eggs freely either in a preferred food product or in crevices near to it. When conditions are warm enough (they need 20ºC or more - this is average room temperature)
the eggs will hatch into larvae ½ mm long which wander around the surrounding area, crawling through tiny spaces to reach foodstuffs. They can survive starvation for up to 8 days while looking for food.
http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/public/editable/themes/healthy-city/eh/pest-control/pests-in-the-home.asp

Hope this helps :)

Answer 2

They are a kind of weevil, a small insect that often go after grain foods in your cupboards; make sure that your containers are really air tight. Sometimes the larvae are already in the food when you buy it, though, so buying from high-turnover stores where the food doesn't sit on the shelf too long is a good idea.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

We used to call them meal bugs, or mealy bugs. Lots of protein there. Keep those items in the fridge or air tight containers, and yes fumigate. Bug bomb will do the trick

Answer 5

These bugs are red/blue/white like a rhinestone and they like to land on black cloth

Answer 6

They're probably flour bugs. They're benign. If you've thrown out everything infected, you're OK.