35 photos of Lepinotus patruelis and the other black booklice from the houses and apartments
Black booklice are most often confused with bed bugs, and not only by people, but also by Google Lens. Look at the photos with them, and you will understand why:
When both mites and swallow bugs bite people, getting into the house from the bird nest
If swallows have made a nest outside your apartment window, there is a risk that mites and swallow bugs will crawl into the apartment from this nest. And then they will bite people here…
Cockroaches are conquering England: photos of invaded species (looking like German cockroaches) from London and Essex
These are the cockroaches that literally filled England and Germany in just 20-25 years. And today they are often caught even in apartments, where they can crawl from neighboring bushes. They are harmless, but you need to be able to distinguish them from harmful German cockroaches.
Dusky cockroach Ectobius lapponicus in an apartment in Long Island, New York
The viewer sent me a photo of a cockroach from the kitchen in her house on Long Island, New York, and asked if it was a German cockroach. This is just a…
What could the khapra beetle larvae eat in the toy box?
The khapra beetle larvae can feed on almost any organic food, and therefore can be found almost anywhere in the home. For example, I found these guys in the trinket box - they fed here on a “necklace” of dry rose hips:
An easy way to distinguish harmful German cockroaches from harmless forest cockroaches in Germany
In order to distinguish harmful German cockroaches from harmless forest cockroaches living in parks and forests in Germany, look at their pronotum:
Cerobasis guestfalica – booklouse with the huge eyes
Among domestic insects, booklice Cerobasis guestfalica have one of the largest eyes compared to body size.
18 photos of booklice, that shows, what do these insects look like in real apartments and houses
All these photos were sent to me by my viewers from various countries, all of them were taken in ordinary houses and apartments. And on all of them there are booklice...
Fowl tick in an apartment in India
If pigeons have built a nest on the window of your house, then be prepared that such disgusting arthropod guests will soon appear in your apartment…
How to identify swallow bugs Oeciacus hirundinis in a house?
Such bugs can be mistaken for ordinary bed bugs, if not for one “but” - this is what will allow you to get rid of them without difficult disinfestation.