There is this beetle that comes out in the summer in Torrance, CA ( June - August ) Its pretty small and has a reddish brownish color, and they fly into my house and it drives me nuts! Today i was making a sandwich when i found a beetle in the mayo. Yuck! What is the name of this beetle and how do I get rid of it?
2007-07-07 14:37:55 · 5 answers · asked by Sasuki 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
It sounds like a ladybug. They're beneficial. They kill nasty aphids but they won't hurt you or ruin anything in your house. Just use screens on your windows if you don't want bugs in the house - although in the fall, they seem to be able to come in through the walls! http://www.dierinbeeld.nl/animal_files/insects/ladybug/ladybug.jpg
Or it could be a bedbug, in which case you need an exterminator. http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pest_control/images/bedbug.jpg
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2007-07-07 14:45:36 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know the ones you are talking about! when I was a little bitty kid my Dad told me they were going to 'get me' if I didn't sit still. I tried very hard, but when one crawled toward me I cried...and I still hate them 47 years later!!!
They are called "oooouuuu -KILL THAT THING!" in my house. :)
2007-07-07 23:36:02 · answer #2 · answered by Belize Missionary 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more than likely it is a japenesse beetle. to get rid of it you ask... spray i with sevin.
2007-07-07 22:14:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
potato bug?
2007-07-07 22:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check these beetles to see if any of them are yours.
Japanese beetle: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/coleoptera/scarabaeidae/japanesebeetle.html
June bug: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3Dpictures%2Bof%2Bjune%2Bbugs&w=384&h=259&imgurl=www.painetworks.com%2Fphotos%2Fhv%2Fhv1062.JPG&size=19.4&name=hv1062.JPG&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.painetworks.com%2Fpagesrf%2Fhv%2Fhv1062.html&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.painetworks.com%2Fpagesrf%2Fhv%2Fhv1062.html&p=june+bugs&type=jpeg&no=4&tt=5%2C929
Flea Beetle: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3DPictures%2Bof%2Bflea%2Bbeetle%26y%3DSearch&w=432&h=240&imgurl=www.ent.iastate.edu%2Fimages%2Fcoleoptera%2Ffleabeetle%2F0212.97fleabeetle.jpg&size=15.8&name=0212.97fleabeetle.jpg&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ent.iastate.edu%2Fimagegal%2Fcoleoptera%2Ffleabeetle%2F0212.97fleabeetle.html&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ent.iastate.edu%2Fimagegal%2Fcoleoptera%2Ffleabeetle%2F0212.97fleabeetle.html&p=flea+beetle&type=jpeg&no=2&tt=1%2C615
Lady beetle (I suspect not since they are typically red): http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%3Fei%3DUTF-8%26p%3DPictures%2Bof%2Blady%2Bbeetle%26y%3DSearch&w=534&h=397&imgurl=www.cirrusimage.com%2FBeetles%2Fseven-spotted_lady_beetle_2.jpg&size=40.1&name=seven-spotted_lady_beetle_2.jpg&rcurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cirrusimage.com%2Ffollowing_is_a_hierarchical.htm&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cirrusimage.com%2Ffollowing_is_a_hierarchical.htm&p=lady+beetle&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=6%2C030
Here is a site with many more beetles.
http://www.uga.edu/vegetable/beetles.html
Happy Hunting.
2007-07-07 22:57:08 · answer #5 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋