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Found a few of these around cashew box and on the bed. What are these?

identification is unlikely. You have a blurry something. Possibly a small "true" bug, or an immature cockroach. Anyone that can identify this insect is wasting their talents here.

kevinkk wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:34 pm identification is unlikely. You have a blurry something. Possibly a small "true" bug, or an immature cockroach. Anyone that can identify this insect is wasting their talents here.

That's fair. I also have a video with a bit more clarity if that helps:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/AxxAqGHxPFKGgc95A

Possibly a hemipteran (true bug) -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiptera

or perhaps a beetle. It doesn't appear to be a bed bug, however -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bed_bug

rupareliaa wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:41 pm That's fair. I also have a video with a bit more clarity if that helps:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/AxxAqGHxPFKGgc95A

This is most likely a beetle, and probably species of dermestid -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestidae

livingplanet3 wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:45 pm

rupareliaa wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:41 pm That's fair. I also have a video with a bit more clarity if that helps:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/AxxAqGHxPFKGgc95A

This is most likely a beetle, and probably species of dermestid -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermestidae

Thanks! Are they harmful and do they bite? How do I get rid of them?

Do they live in nests? We recently had a pigeon lay eggs outside our window. Maybe that's what they came from?

rupareliaa wrote: Wed Nov 06, 2024 8:49 pm Thanks! Are they harmful and do they bite? How do I get rid of them?

Do they live in nests? We recently had a pigeon lay eggs outside our window. Maybe that's what they came from?

Dermestid beetles aren't harmful, and do not bite. They can become a nuisance however, if they become numerous.

Some species are indeed attracted to the nests of birds and mammals, where they scavenge for organic debris. As for how to get rid of them, the simplest solution would be to look around for the food source that they are coming from. If the source is indoors, it's most likely a stored, dried food such as a container of cereal, pasta, grain, or flour.

https://extension.usu.edu/planthealth/r ... dermestids

https://agsci.colostate.edu/agbio/ipm-p ... d-beetles/