Pete C wrote:
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 15:16:20 +0100, AlexW
wrote:


I have:

1)
Little mite type things on a couple of window ledges, they are kind of
like a wood louse shape, 1-2mm long, say .5mm wide, two longish antennea
type things and at least fine 6 legs. Brownish in colour.

They don't look like any furniture beetle / woodworm I have seen. They
don't crunch when crushed but splat and occasionally jump out of the way
of an impending finger nail.

They are more prevalent outside the windows and appear to be getting in
through slightly imperfect seals (even on a 2 yr old DG soft wood window).

There are no flight holes etc (even in an unfinished ply sill) and they
don't appear to be venturing far from the window.

Seen them off and on for a while but lots more over the last few weeks.


Hi,

Had these at home when I was a kid, used to call them 'chipboard
mites' However they're not mite sized and seem to like other
furniture too.

Still, looking around it seems that they might be 'book lice':

http://www.ext.vt.edu/departments/entomology/factsheets/booklice.html

2)

Found several "worm like things", black say 2mm wide by upto 20mm long
at the edge of my carpet, in close proximity to an external door. By the
time I find them they appear to have died and dried up. They have
sharper "ends" than an earth worm. Not found any since say April.

For 2) The room in question is partially tanked with delta membrane and
has land drain below DPC, EPS insulation and concrete floor.

Any ideas what they are?


Maybe they're baby earthworms or some other sort of worm.


Eradication info?


I'd just leave them to it if they're harmless, they'll probably die
back naturally.

cheers,
Pete.

Thanks Pete ... I had a gander at a few such sites and discounted book
lice on the grounds of size (mine are bigger at upto 3mm long). They do
look like em though, so maybe they are a relative. Seem to only come out
in numbers in the evening too ... weird.

worms ... could be infant earthy's, though I'm not sure, they are
very persistent ones though to get through the wall/floor and tanking etc.

Alex





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