Itty-bitty yellow thingies??

[Imp]

Bug Bombs, before they migrate upstairs.

Imp- lots of bug bombs

 

[swampcat]

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Nope, not thrips, although we have seen those in the yard.


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Really? I really hate chemicals and the Home Defense Max was bad enough. I was thinking of taking the container of feed out in the yard and hosing it down and wiping everything downstairs that has them with a clorox wipe or something

 

[swampcat]

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Sent hubby downstairs with the break cleaner.

 

[Imp]

Bug Bombs, before they migrate upstairs.
Really? I really hate chemicals and the Home Defense Max was bad enough. I was thinking of taking the container of feed out in the yard and hosing it down and wiping everything downstairs that has them with a clorox wipe or something

I'm OK with chemicals. I'm a better living through chemistry kinda guy.

I'd just be more worried that if they moved throughout the house, it'd be years to get rid of them. I had those stupid moths that come in birdseed infest my house many years ago. Took a couple years before I finally got rid of them all.
Little creeping things would be so much worse, than moths & catepillars.
Do you know if they live in the man cave, and had a population explosion from the abundance of food, or came in with the feed?

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[G_vil_poultry]

pretty sure, almost positive those bugs come out of or onto old feed esp aged sweet feed. maybe the bag was old or had an old bag near it where the bugs came off of onto your bag. when you wipe them with your hand its like slippery. have seen them many times before. i dont think they will hurt you or your home they just come out of old feed

 

[nurse_turtle]

Been doing a little research on this. CEREAL RUST MITES and their larvae love grains and hay (esp timothy hay). They are microscopic (<1mm long). Check it out.

 

[CC1892]

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I just get creeped about bugs!

I read that Bay leaves added to bird seed will stop the moths, and I had moths last summer.
This year I added bay leaves to a bag of black oil seed (price has sky rocketed since then), and so far it appears to be working.

 

[benjoycei]

spray them with Clorox Clean-up. It will kill bugs. Not on fabric though- it will bleach fabric. No bug spray smell.

 

[Lovable Chicks]

Grain mites

 

[nurse_turtle]

Holy cow! It is GRAIN MITES! Thank you so much for the education. I get so excited when I learn something new. Reckon chickens like to eat 'em?
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