Need help!!! [View all]
Don't know how to cope with this.
Never had any bugs in my house except for an occasional spider. Yesterday, I had a shock. For the past few days, I have seen a couple of tiny black bugs on my counter. Not ants.
I squished them and thought no more about it until I went into my cupboard next to the stove and picked up a box of pasta. The thing was covered with these bugs. They look like large fleas. Holy moses, now what?
I took everything out of the cupboard, threw it all in a big plastic bag, sealed it up and took it outside. I then moved the cupboard and stove. There were hundreds of these nasty buggers in and around the cupboard and under the stove. All over the floor too. I did the only thing I could do, I sprayed everything with Raid and and Roach killer. Soaked the heck out of everything. It killed what I could see. Cleaned up the carcasses and will today, move everything again and see what lurks.
I hope nothing more. Any idea what I should use to wash everything down? Lysol?
When I removed the food, a bag of dry black eye peas was open, a bunch of these bugs came running out. I bought them Monday and feel the bugs must have come from that bag.
Assuming I have done the job, how long before I can use the cupboard again. I took all the pans that were in the stove drawer and washed them. A ton of food wasted, now I don't know how to proceed.
I never saw anything like this. Tried to ID the bugs on line but could not find out what they were or how to best cope now and how to proceed.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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