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8 years 11 months ago #38933 by RichardW
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I've noticed this crawling insect on window sills and wondered what they are,about 2-3 long,run fast and are of a mustard colour.

Ive tried my best to get a photo but they are so small to see clearly.

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8 years 11 months ago #500256 by Deanna
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2-3 what long? Emm hard to see. Don't look like silverfish.
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8 years 11 months ago #500260 by Anakei
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Could it be a termite?
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8 years 11 months ago #500266 by RichardW
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2-3mm long so cant be termite which are larger and not silverfish too.
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8 years 11 months ago #500271 by 4trees
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Hi,looks and sounds like dusts mites. Lots of people actually have them but never notice them. They are often on the outside of the house in between or behind them, and then come in through open windows. Cheers
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8 years 11 months ago #500278 by RichardW
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No not dust mites either,they are much smaller and dont running around cupboards and window sills.

Dust mites are tiny spider-like creatures, too small for the eye to see, but an infuriating reality in most households. These creatures live on the dead skin that we are constantly shedding, and because we spend around 8 hours a day in bed, we shed a lot of skin cells onto our bedding.

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8 years 11 months ago #500279 by Hawkspur
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You are right. They aren't dust mites:wrong shape and legs in the wrong place.
They could be a type of psocid.

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8 years 11 months ago #500286 by spoook
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Have a look through these pics . If you have birds nesting anywhere in the vicinity, it is a high possibility.
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8 years 11 months ago #500847 by Furry Feathery Ones
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Agree with Hawkspur - looks like a psocid. Belongs to the insect order Psocoptera. Commonly known as book lice....an insect so 6 legs rather than 8 like mites and spiders. Usually pale in colour and very small. They feed on fine layers of fungi etc found on paper, cardboard, books etc. in humid places.

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8 years 11 months ago #500856 by RichardW
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Psocid,yes thats it :D thank you

pestcontrolwoburnma.com/pests/invaders/Psocid.html
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