Another insect ID please

[Sylvan]

My son found this in a bowl in his kitchen cupboard. Thinking it was a caterpillar he gave it some lettuce, but he's worried it might be summat nasty instead - it apparently has only 6 legs - at the front - and a long thin hairy body that drags after.



(They're worried there may be more lurking in the flat)

[Bexy]

Thats a biscuit bug larvae and yes where there is one there will be more ...

they eat waste food like cereals and grains and even dead skin. its a sign they need a deep deep deep clean and check all rice cearals etc

[Sylvan]

Thanks Bexy

[Sylvan]

Hmmm...

It's definitely not white

Biscuit Beetles - Pest Control UK - www.pestcontrol-uk.org

Is there something else the insect you're thinking of might be called?

[Bexy]

Mmm is the name Carpet Beetle then is it like this one http://www.whatsthatbug.com/wp-conte...larva_john.jpg

[Sylvan]

Yep. Could be that, or the larder beetle.

Thanks.

[Two_Sheds]

Whatever it is ... your son needs to do some cleaning

[Sylvan]

He has deep cleaned his cupboard but can't force his 5 flatmates to do the same. They're all in the middle of exams at the moment so the rota has been suspended but he cleaned as much of the kitchen as he could without invading other people's spaces.

[Falkirk Bairn]

yup thats larder beetle

[Two_Sheds]

He has deep cleaned his cupboard but can't force his 5 flatmates to do the same.

Are they not shocked/concerned about this?

I shared a flat, and we had a bad infestation of clothes moths, in the food and the wardrobes. No, I couldn't get everyone to clean properly either: they wanted to believe the problem came with the ethnic supermarket we used, not their own (lack of) food hygiene.

I ended up storing all my food in glass jars, no open packets at all

Then I moved out