What is this!?

Steppenwolfe · 11-27-2015, 10:39 AM

Hey guys whats up. This morning I woke up to this crawling up my bed from my banana plant. I''ve never seen this in my life. Could anybody help me identify this?? It seems to have 2 antennas and 6 legs.

cincinnana · 11-27-2015, 11:51 AM

Is it round or flat??

Steppenwolfe · 11-27-2015, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by cincinnana

Is it round or flat??

I would say its round vertically and horizontally it has a tear drop shape which tapers off towards the head….

I keep on seeing red dots and almost smaller versions of this moving on the saucer here and there when I lift the pot off of it.

cincinnana · 11-27-2015, 11:59 AM

Go to Google..... use keyword "reddish brown bug in my bed in New York"
and you might have your answer..

It looks more of a pantry insect.
Does not appear a bedbug!!!!

.'Bugs News: Tiny, Shiny, Reddish-Brown Beetles - Spider Beetles.
For the common red critters.
The Tiny Red Bugs On Concrete - What the heck are they?

Kat2 · 11-27-2015, 07:42 PM

Not a clue what it is. Sheesh! After battling 2 or 3 pinkie rats for 9 months left behind by the former snake loving owners (obviously these escaped being dinner) that even ate through boxes of chicken broth and dined on my rooted tomato sucker, I would never consider having a plant in my house again.

Though I've never seen one, I agree that it's probably not a bedbug. Here in FL I get a few wannabee roomies every now and then. Besides Mickey, Minnie and possibly/probably whoever, in the past year I've had 1 big roach, some ants, a few spiders, many lizards who wander in to investigate and a skink who must have loved my shoes because he/she was always in my closet. I've found that yelling at them while shooing them to an exit helps and when that doesn't I use wasp spray. Now that you've captured its image for prosperity and ID purposes, kill it; I doubt there are more.

geosulcata · 11-27-2015, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Steppenwolfe

Hey guys whats up. This morning I woke up to this crawling up my bed from my banana plant. I''ve never seen this in my life. Could anybody help me identify this?? It seems to have 2 antennas and 6 legs.

Looks like Mezium affine beetle

Common indoors where you live. Household pest that comes inside during the winter often.

Steppenwolfe · 12-12-2015, 02:12 PM

I think I've figured out what is…Its called a red spider beetle..

Could these lay eggs in soil?

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11-27-2015, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
cincinnana container grower Location: Southwest Ohio U.S.A.🇺🇸 Find me on the map! Zone: HZ 6/5 Microclimate - Elevation 750 feet- 228.60 meters Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 8,878 BananaBucks : 7,298 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,914 Times Was Thanked 11,779 Times in 4,912 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,957 Times	Re: What is this!? Go to Google..... use keyword "reddish brown bug in my bed in New York" and you might have your answer.. It looks more of a pantry insect. Does not appear a bedbug!!!! .'Bugs News: Tiny, Shiny, Reddish-Brown Beetles - Spider Beetles. For the common red critters. The Tiny Red Bugs On Concrete - What the heck are they? __________________ Cincinnana/Hostafarians Photo Gallery 🌴 Last edited by cincinnana : 11-27-2015 at 12:29 PM.

11-27-2015, 07:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
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12-12-2015, 02:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
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