My apartment is infested with biscuit beetles. I noticed the first one about 9 months ago. At first there was only a few of them and I ignored them. But I began to see them more frequently and realised they could become a problem. I started killing them on sight. That seemed to be a mistake as since then, they have started biting me when I'm trying to rest in bed, and they are increasing exponentially, they're all over the place. They just aimlessly fly and wander about with no purpose, I'll find them on the floor, in cupboards, behind curtains, on the ceiling. Everywhere. And they land on my at night, sometimes biting me. I feel like I'm at war and it's starting to grind me down.
My apartment is infested with biscuit beetles. I noticed the first one about 9 months ago...
cute beetles
wish that were me
Post the bugs or bullshit
Why would I lie about something like this?
Have you tried depriving your house of food?
I would rather them than cock roaches
t. has roaches
Deep clean every inch of your place and leave some big traps or spray you utter nonce retard
Fun fact: OP's beetles are one of the only living things that are more resistant to radiation than cockroaches.
I once had a flour moth infestation. I had to throw out all potential food sources, but they were still there. Turned out they had eggs outside of the food so repainting inside of the cabinet seemed to have worked.
The eggs are always the issue with any kind of bug like this. They lay them *everywhere*. Theyre basically spreading their bets so that if one place isn't suitable, another place will be (literally not putting all their eggs in one basket). OP thinks they're "wandering aimlessly" when in fact they're flying around shitting out eggs all over his apartment. You can kill as many of the adults as you like but unless you do something about the eggs they'll keep coming back.
I used to have hundreds if not thousands of these about 4 years ago. I finally snapped when I poured myself a bowl of cocoa puffs and ate half of it before realizing it was filled with these things. I still feel like throwing up when I think about it. I went out and bought a dozen airtight containers for my cereal, rice, flour, crackers, etc. They never bit me and rarely flew, however. Maybe we're talking about something different.
Why are you squeamish about swallowing a few bugs? I guarantee thousands of your ancestors ate bugs at some time or another in order to survive. They're an excellent source of protein.
The funny thing is the bugs were unironically healthier than the sugar/chemical loaded cocoa puffs.
>eat the bugs
>take the vaccine
Kill yourselves
I've had them too, but never as seriously as you describe. I did what did - I went through all my kitchen cabinets, and threw out any powdered/dry foods. Flour, spices, chocolate, soup stock cubes... Vacuumed the insides of the cupboards. Bought jars and boxes to keep pasta, bread, chocolate etc in. No open bags, no paper bags or cardboard boxes.
But it doesn't stop there. They were eating things made of cork, of wicker, and ornamental items I had made from straw. I put all of those things in the freezer for well over a week to kill any bugs/eggs inside those items.
This was 3 years ago. After all that, I got rid of most of them. I see one every now and then, but I chalk it up to them just occurring naturally.
>clean your entire house
>disinfect every surface and rancid corner
>nuke your entire house with bug spray for a few hours and go outside or whatever
they are only 3 mm long?
here's what you need to do OP
RODENTS
get some pet mice. in fact, get dwarf mice
when they're very young, feed them a lot, every day. get them used to pigging out. get a dinner bell and ring it right before you feed them, always
then, deprive them of food for a 3-4 days. only feed them water and whatever beetles you can capture.
they should be ravenous
next, right before you release them, give them a cheese cube and some jello (so they'll be nice and energized for the hunt) and let them roam free on the populace, devouring those fucking beetles to death.
choose only males to roam free. keep the female mice in a tank or something. unless you're going to sterilize them, of course. you don't want pregnant mice roaming around.
when you want them to gather back somewhere, ring the bell
they won't be thinking about anything but food 24/7. you'll have spoiled them with excess food early in life, so all they can do is eat the beetles for food.
AND DON'T FEED THEM ON A PATTERN. one day they get to pig out. the next day they don't. they won't hunt the buggies as hard if they know they can just chillax and get a nice meal at the end of the day.
Unless those mice can fly I don't think this plan is gonna work. Those beetles fly and often live in high places.
Why is no one commenting on the fact that OP seems to have found the first insect in history which actively seeks revenge?
Just start eating them when you see them. Nice crunchy texture and loaded with protein
i guess the answer is simple then
lizards