Who is it? Help us identify our neighbors!

Voronezh, today, I live on the 5th floor, I found in the toilet on a roll of paper some small creature running fast, while I was catching it, I crushed it, I ask for help in determining, at least ...

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Please help me identify it!
Outside, it got colder and the crowds of these beetles rushed inside the house (wooden, covered with bricks). At the same time, they crawl in and die... The whole floor is covered with these creatures in a week of absence! The guard is simple. They are 12-14mm long. There are wings. who is it? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW TO DISCOURAGE???

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Please help me identify it!
Outside, it got colder and the crowds of these beetles rushed inside the house (wooden, covered with bricks). At the same time, they crawl in and die... The whole floor is covered with these creatures in a week of absence! The guard is simple. They are 12-14mm long. There are wings. who is it? AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HOW TO DISCOURAGE???

Lygaeus equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) or someone like that. It's getting colder, so they're looking for warmer places. Why discourage/destroy? They are harmless to humans.

This is some kind of bug from the genus Lygaeus, you can learn more here: http://molbiol.ru/forums/index.php?showtopic=155393&st=1000

Hello! Please help me recognize insects, and find out, if possible, where they come from? Periodically found in the bathroom and toilet (photo below). It doesn't seem to be anything special, but this has never happened before. In addition, there were also black beetles, slightly smaller than the "Ladybug". Explain to a person who is far from such sciences, what and how? Photos are attached

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It looks like some black-bodied beetles and their larvae (up to the species, alas...). Check cereals, flour, etc. first of all (they like to start there).

It looks like some black-bodied beetles and their larvae (up to the species, alas...). Check cereals, flour, etc. first of all (they like to start there).

Thank you, and maybe for more details, and then in the Net I searched by name and did not find anything sensible for myself)))And what is "(before the view, alas...)"?

Thank you, and maybe for more details, and then in the Net I searched by name and did not find anything sensible for myself)))And what is "(before the appearance, alas...)"?

"Before the species": this means that I can't name a species from the "black-bodied" family. And the search query is based on them: tenebrionidae

Thank you, and maybe for more details, and then in the Net I searched by name and did not find anything sensible for myself)))

http://gov.cap.ru/hierarhy.asp?page=./1746...1099786/1099797
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Чернотелки

And what is "(before the appearance, alas...)"?

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Биологический_вид

Make no mistake, these are definitely beetles from the Tenebrionidae family. Personally, it reminds me of Alphitobius sp., but from such a photo you can not be sure of the accuracy of the definition even to the genus.

  http://gov.cap.ru/hierarhy.asp?page=./1746...1099786/1099797
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Чернотелки

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Биологический_вид

Make no mistake, these are definitely beetles from the Tenebrionidae family. Personally, it reminds me of Alphitobius sp., but from such a photo you can not be sure of the accuracy of the definition even to the genus.

Thank you very much!!!

Make no mistake, these are definitely beetles from the Tenebrionidae family. Personally, it reminds me of Alphitobius sp., but from such a photo you can not be sure of the accuracy of the definition even to the genus.

I also put it on Alphitobius sp.

And how to make them not appear. By the way, the fact of living on the top floor of the house is not conducive to their appearance, since I checked the products and everything seems to be clean there....

And how to make them not appear. By the way, the fact of living on the top floor of the house is not conducive to their appearance, since I checked the products and everything seems to be clean there....

I think the fact of living on the top floor of the house is important. These beetles can develop, including in the attic in the nests of birds (for example, pigeons), and from there get into your apartment.

This post was edited by Dmitrich - 27.10.2011 14: 00

Still, is there a way to get rid of them??? The method with the extermination of pigeons is not offered))))))

sealing all openings connecting you to the environment ventilation No. 1

Hello everyone
I ask for help from specialists. For the second week from time to time we catch such flat flies at home. They appear out of nowhere and it is not clear where they are hiding. The fly is not more than 1 cm. It's flat and runs more than it flies. More accurately. flying saw 1 time, and all the rest of the time caught on yourself (on your hands, neck, legs).

Tell us, what kind of creatures are these?
I live on the fifth floor of a five-story building. Above us is an attic full of pigeons - maybe with the cold weather they came to us from there?
And another question - do they bite people? The question is not for nothing - someone bites the child and wife at night. I sinned on fleas that got in the apartment on the 1st floor of my mother. I thought I'd brought some from her.".. But I didn't see a single flea at home, but these flies come across periodically. Thank you in advance for your help.

Blood-sucking flies (family Hypoboscidae). It may well be the same with pigeon

Bloodsuckers. They climb out of the ventilation system. Buy ventilation grilles with fine mesh, install them instead of the old ones, and thoroughly coat the joints (with silicone or acrylic sealant).

From pigeons they are a rod, from the attic.
Horror story

Bad Den, Mylabris, thank you. I think that they climb through the balcony. On the balcony I found several of these dry already. And the roof of our balcony is a pigeon runway. Their hatches are located directly above our balcony and the balcony windows are constantly open for ventilation. Then the question is how to catch them at home. And are their bites dangerous as a means of transmitting infection?

Then the question is how to catch them at home. And are their bites dangerous as a means of transmitting infection?

Catching houses is a hopeless path: you need to exclude the possibility of them getting into your home. As for the danger, vasiliy-feoktistov already gave you a link to one "horror story" (did you watch it?). In principle, they can be carriers of pathogens that are dangerous to humans.

This post was edited by Dmitrich - 31.10.2011 17: 37

Catching houses is a hopeless path: you need to exclude the possibility of them getting into your home. As for the danger, vasiliy-feoktistov already gave you a link to one "horror story" (did you watch it?). In principle, they can be carriers of pathogens that are dangerous to humans.

Yes, I read the horror story and I think I understand why I've been covered with pimples for the last two weeks - I've already started sinning on my liver.
Another interesting thing is that we have been living in this apartment for 3 years and pigeons have always been here, but we have never seen such flies. What kind of activity is so idiotic. Do not sew the entire balcony with an anti-mosquito net. It is easier to cover all the attic lettings with a metal mesh from pigeons.

Call the SES and let them take action if such cases are massive. In principle, these flies are not uncommon: in our forests in August-September, especially there is no end to them.

Call the SES and let them take action if such cases are massive. In principle, these flies are not uncommon: in our forests in August-September, especially there is no end of them.

Here, Vasily, apparently you need to decide globally. Well, even if the SES disinfects the entire attic, these flies will still remain on the birds. Here you need to evict carriers. Put metal mesh on the attic windows. There will be no pigeons, and there will be no flies. And these flies don't seem to be the kind found in the forest. There are probably moose flies in the woods after all, and these are bird flies. My wings are apart. Although I'm not an entomologist, of course.

lvovchik, can you give us your coordinates (region, us. point)? Purely faunal interest.

And these flies don't seem to be the kind found in the forest. There are probably moose flies in the woods after all, and these are bird flies. My wings are apart. Although I'm not an entomologist, of course.

You're absolutely right, even if you're not an entomologist! The elk or deer bloodsucker (Lipoptena cervi) is most commonly found in forests, and your flies are from a different genus: bird bloodsuckers (Ornithomyia).

lvovchik, can you give us your coordinates (region, us. point)? Purely faunal interest.

My friend, I satisfy your faunal interest, I'm from the opposite side of Moscow from you. Namely, Balashikha, ul. Sverdlova, 7.

That sound great!!!!

My friend, I satisfy your faunal interest, I'm from the opposite side of Moscow from you. Namely, Balashikha, ul. Sverdlova, 7.

My friend, I satisfy your faunal interest, I'm from the opposite side of Moscow from you. Namely, Balashikha, ul. Sverdlova, 7.

Well, thank you! My region (Zhelezka, Pionerskaya St.). We've got plenty of bloodsuckers. Don't be surprised....

This post was edited by vasiliy-feoktistov - 02.11.2011 11: 57

Definitely bloodsuckers (family Hippoboscidae). I think they get into the attic on pigeons or bats, because they parasitize them. We have 7 known species in the Voronezh Region. For Russia, as of 2005, about 21 species were known.

Today I was brewing linden, which is 2 years old, and I found that there was a whole scene in a bag with it once-a tragedy from the life of insects. After welding, several beetles like small flour krushchak were found in the filtered residue.. there are several small sedge riders. I examined the bag itself, there is almost nothing to see, only a few dried riders, there are almost no beetles.
It turns out that the riders reinfected the entire population of beetles and did not let them eat my lime tree, or

Hello! I have some beetles or flies in my apartment, similar in structure to those that live in cereals,
only twice as small and black, the body is the same long.
The most terrible thing is that when you crush an insect-a terrible, unpleasant, sharp and smell, it is not washed off with millet water, only with soap. it's amazing that such a tiny fly stinks so much..
I see them mainly in the kitchen, on a light table or wallpaper, maybe because of the size it is not visible on other surfaces.
Who it is, where it came from and of course I would like to get rid of it.
The first time they were seen in the spring, around the same time they settled a second canary. I examined the birds, but I didn't see any animals in the feathers.
photos I think will not work, due to their size..
I am very much looking forward to your comments!

I reviewed a lot of information on the Internet, came to the conclusion that this is a kind
of flour crunch.. Strangely, I didn't find any beetles anywhere in the rump.
Other khrushchaks, which I once bought together with flour, were brown in color, more did not emit such a smell at all.
where to find their burrow

The smell makes you think of wasps. Bethylidae. The forum had topics

The smell makes you think of wasps. Bethylidae. There were topics on the forum

Yes, and Tenebrio molitor usually stinks decently if you take it in your hands.
Without a photo in any way, but it seems that we are talking about beetles?
Musya, in the groats, flour should be searched: yes, anywhere. To me in the summer flour crustaceans on the balcony prut from somewhere flocks. Frequent neighbor.

thank you for your feedback!
not wasps exactly, without wings and small at all, about 2 mm. crawl.. not seen flying.
I'll try to film it, of course.. now everyone is hiding ))
those who are in the photo khrushchaks they are not very similar to mine, maybe another variety.
my more elongated, skinny and long with an elongated "waist")
the smell is more like fuel oil.
maybe they eat some fragrant seasonings, so they smell like that!?

thank you for your feedback!
not wasps exactly, without wings and small at all, about 2 mm. crawl.. not seen flying.
I'll try to film it, of course.. now everyone is hiding ))
those who are in the photo khrushchaks they are not very similar to mine, maybe another variety.
my more elongated, skinny and long with an elongated "waist")
the smell is more like fuel oil.
maybe they eat some fragrant seasonings, so they smell like that!?

If 2 mm. then this is definitely not flour krushchak (that beast is much larger). Actually, there can be a lot of beetles in the house: the photo here definitely won't hurt.