What are these tiny creatures in the kitchen?
Yesterday, I discovered a ton of these little creatures in our pantry. They're really tiny and only noticeable upon close inspection. After searching everywhere, I found them outside the cupboards as well, including on almost all the kitchen walls. What could they be?
I'm grateful for any tips.
I would exclude thick maul beans, fruit flies, bacon and bread beetles.
If they are so tiny… please compare yourself:
Please compare for yourself – Staublaus/Bücherlaus:
https://www.google.de/search?q=Liposcelis&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjqpHQmd_3AhW9h_0HWt7Bt4Q_AUoAXoQAw&biw=1214&bih=646&dpr=1.36
and
https://www.google.de/search?q=dustlaus&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwje0rTbhefsAhVLyxoKHeDFCYQ_AUoAXoECAwQAw&biw=1063&bih=601
If yes:
These can occur in different colors, even with and without wings.
Especially when the humidity is very high, such as in kitchen, bathroom, bedroom – and especially in new buildings.
Heating and ventilation to reduce this humidity is recommended, then they usually disappear again soon.
If, however, they are found in the stocks, one should dispose of infested food and close new/further foods such as flour etc. very well (although, one can also drag them into the house exactly by doing so).
https://www.pestium.de/storschadlinge/die- Einzelen-arten/ Staublause/
Otherwise, there is not much to do as long as they do not occur in masses.
http://www. Staublaus.de/
They can’t bite and bite.
For me, they either look like colonel or fruit flies. I can’t say that now.
Tap on bacon beetle larvae, but need better photos…may compare.
These are fruit flies.
Tip: Fill with apple juice and clean some dish so that the fruit flies are loosened but then drown.
The water surface is no longer stretched by the rinsing agent and the fruit flies can only go down and drown.
Could be bread beetles.