Pest control?

Question

I was up at an elderly relative's house tonight and when i went into kitchen there were quite a few black insects on floor. Does anyone know what they are and how to get rid. They are black with a hard shell. thanks

They are not cockroaches. I remember seeing cockroaches in Spain so they are not like that at all.

Gary S I looked at pic of weevils it doesnt look like them. They are smallish black hard shell insects that i saw

Answer 1

have a pest control company come out, use a large chain like cooks, not a local one. Before you all yell at me, i say that cause my ex brother in law worked at one, and every 3 spraying they put out sugar water to attract the bugs back so you will need their services longer.

or you can set off foggers yourself in the home.

hope this helps

Answer 2

I don't want to alarm you but they could be cockroach's.Cockroach
Any of a group of insects (approximately 2500 species) of the family Blattidae, order Dictyoptera. This group is among the most primitive of the living and oldest of the fossilized insects, being found in abundance in the Carboniferous age. In general, cockroaches have a flat oval body, a darkened cuticle, and a thoracic shield which extends dorsally over the head. A pair of sensory organs, the whiplike antennae, are located on the head, and a much shorter pair of sensory organs, the cerci, are located at the end of the abdomen. Although some species are wingless, most have two pairs of wings but seldom fly. Most species are noctumal and primarily live in narrow crevices and under stones and debris. Cockroaches are omnivorous, and a few species have adapted to the human environment, becoming household pests since they can chew foodstuffs, clothing, paper, and even plastic insulation. They also can emit a highly disagreeable odor.

Females deposit egg cases almost anywhere; each case contains several eggs from which the young nymphs hatch and go through several molts as they grow. At the final molt a winged, sexually mature adult will emerge. The time from egg to adult varies from species to species but can be longer than a year.

Cockroaches have been claimed as vectors for numerous human diseases. There is little evidence to support this claim; however, there is evidence that they can produce allergenic reactions in humans. Because of their large size, cockroaches have proved to be very useful animals for scientific research on general problems of insect behavior, physiology, and biochemistry.

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I hope I'm wrong but that's what it seems like to me. You asked I just answered.

Answer 3

They are probably rolly pollys. Get a couple of small to medium sized scorpions and let them loose in the house. They will eat other insects.

Answer 4

my guess is weevils which is a kind of pantry pest, check pastas, grains, rice cereals and such, FYI I am a licensed exterminator

Answer 5

They sound like black clocks, an old cure is to throw down cucumber peelings, they eat themselves to death, give it a try..............

Answer 6

do they look like black lady birds ?? if so they could be carpet beetles.

Answer 7

roaches