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Identifying common house bugs is the first step in knowing how to get rid of them. Termites are destructive creamy-colored or brown pests about the size of tiny ants. The small pale-colored bug has an elongated oval to tube-shaped body, six legs, and two straight antennae. Termites typically measure between 0.15” and 0.6” (4 – 15 mm) long. Usually, termite damage goes unnoticed until there is extensive structural damage.
Bed Bugs (Cimex)
Another striped leaf beetle that can do major damage to crops is the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). The almost round-looking beetle has orange or light-yellow and brown stripes. It is not just potato crops that they decimate, these ‘potato beetles’ also feed on other plants in the nightshade family. The reason why sawyer beetles are considered an invasive pest is the damage they do to pine wood. A sawyer beetle infestation can destroy up to 40% of the value of pine logs due to tunnels they bore in the wood. Some species of this beetle also have the word ‘pine’ in the common name.
Red Flour Beetle (Tribolium castaneum)
Red beetles belong to the insect order Coleoptera and are classified into several families. Types of red beetles can include red weevils, scarab beetles, soldier beetles, and red ladybugs. Let’s look in more detail at common varieties of beetles with red bodies you are likely to come across. The word bug is often used to describe any sort of insect, including beetles. But there is actually a group of insects known as the true bugs, from the order Hemiptera. Some of these species, such as shieldbugs, can sometimes be mistaken for beetles.
Food pests
Another frequent flying pantry bug is the drugstore beetle (Lasioderma serricorne), which looks a lot like a common cigarette beetle. Using sticky traps is the most effective way to get rid of carpet beetles. You can wash or dry clean infested textiles to kill carpet beetles. Carpet beetles will be killed in all stages by using hot steam to clean carpets and upholstery. If you have house beetles in your pantry, carpets, furniture, or linen, you’ll also get great advice on how to get out of them.
The varied carpet beetle ranges in size from 0.07” to 0.14” (1.7 to 3.5 mm). Small brown beetles are identified by their body shape, behavior, and habitat. Observe if the brown beetle has an oval or elongated rounded body to help determine the species. In addition, you may notice that some beetles have a large, rounded head, whereas others have a small head and club-like antennae. Little brown beetles belonging to the Elateridae family include Denticollis linearis (as shown in the image). Because of the distinct clicking sound they make when they sense danger, click beetles are simple to detect.
Black Caterpillar Hunter Beetle (Calosoma sayi)
The bean-loving beetles can damage plants by skeletonizing foliage. However, the tiny pill-shaped beetle larvae do the most damage to plants. Although orange is its most common color, the lady beetle can also be yellow or red. June beetles belong to the family Scarabaeidae and there are a number of brown beetles in this category. As the name of this large beetle suggests, the identifying feature is white stripes on its back. This brown-colored beetle also has large antennae that look like curved paddles.
Soldier Beetles (Cantharidae Family)
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The synchroa bark beetle is a slender-looking beetle with a dark brown or black body. The elongated, bullet-shaped, flattened dark brown beetle has thin lines down its wing covers. Brown synchroa bark beetles measure 0.27” to 0.51” (7 – 13 mm) long. The European chafer is a small-sized beetle with a light reddish-brown oval body, light brown spiny legs and prothorax.
However, they have a vivacious diet and they also munch on spices, dried foods, cookie crumbs, paper, and old leather. Adult brown beetles have a cylindrical body that is covered in fine hairs and have an appearance of lines along its body. Polydrusus impressifrons is the scientific name of the pale green weevil beetle. Compared to other types of green beetles, the green weevil has a slender pale green body and long antennae. When getting ready to fly, the green weevil raises its wing covers to reveal a brown to black body. Beetles are some of the most fascinating types of insects that you will come across.
Grain beetle eradication is similar to killing all types of panty bugs. These are typically cereals, pasta, chocolate, nuts, and cake mixes. Plaster beetles typically have an elongated body in various shades of brown with pits and grooves along their back.
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Other features of the beetle include reddish-brown legs, head, and stout, clubbed antennae. This metallic green and bronze beetle has an oval body that is almost as wide as it is long. Apart from its iridescent coloring, the beetle is identified by its tufts of tiny white hairs under the elytra (wing covers). The small brownish beetle has a body in the shape of a coffee bean.
The mid-sized stripy beetle grows 0.5” to 0.75” (13 – 19 mm) long. The common cardinal beetle is often confused with the black-headed cardinal or scarce cardinal beetle. These red beetles can be beneficial insects because they feed on small insects and larvae.
Certain beetle species are known to prey on a variety of more minor bugs. The presence of these bugs in your home also draws household beetles. You’ll find most beetle species with body armor in the form of forewings, which makes them easily recognizable. Mold and mildew are consumed by plaster beetles, which prefer humid settings.
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