A woman in Pennsylvania has been finding “larvae or pupae” in large amounts in her kitchen, bathroom and living room. Our reader reports that to the naked eye, they appear to be “nothing”, but once she zooms in on them, one can make out the details that make her “sick”.
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Our reader has 2 cats (one indoor cat, and one outdoor that hunts and “eats everything he can find”), and also has children. She is concerned about her and her kids health, saying she is worried they will get sick from the larvae. She also states, and makes clear through the various imagery she has provided (which we greatly appreciate), that the appearance of these larvae differ. Some are tan in color, some more pinkish, and others dark brown. Our reader has been on a constant “bug search” and cannot sleep.
It appears to us that these objects are not of larvae or pupae, but rather of eggs. Although this makes it nearly impossible for us to identify what will hatch from these eggs (especially given the multifarious colors these objects come in), this might also come as a relief to our reader, for if they are still at this stage, it is far easier to get rid of them. Whilst they are still eggs, our reader can simply vacuum the eggs up and throw away the vacuum cleaner bag afterward. Whether these are eggs or recently hatched larvae, the fact that our reader has been constantly finding more shows that either the species laying them can lay hundreds, if not thousands of eggs at a time, or that she has an infestation of more than one bug. Nonetheless, our reader is still lucky that she caught on so early on in the process, as most don’t. Of course it’s possible that some of these are larvae, while it’s great to get such magnified images, sometimes it makes it more difficult to identify something, so if our reader is certain that these are larva and not eggs or egg cases, we encourage her to send us a few images that are less zoomed in, and more clearly demonstrate a living organism.
Hence, we advise our reader to keep cleaning up these eggs as that will further prevent an infestation, but to be on the lookout for any insects or other bugs that may be laying these eggs. If she finds anything noteworthy, she may feel free to send us another query and more pictures. Furthermore, if she is concerned about the health of her cats, her children and/or herself, we recommend contacting medical professionals as soon as possible. Rather than consulting a regular doctor, we recommend taking herself and her kids to someone who specializes in parasitic relations. She can find someone like this by Googling ‘infectious disease physician (name of closest big city)’ or ‘travel disease doctor (name of closest big city)’. For her cats, simply taking them to the vet and explaining the problem should suffice in receiving a proper diagnosis and treatment.
If our reader wishes to get a second opinion, it might be worth considering taking a sample of these objects to her local county extension office or to the entomology department at a nearby university to have them identified. And of course, if any of our other readers have any suggestions as to what these might be, they should feel free to comment those below.
To conclude, it is unclear what our reader has been finding in her home, as they appear to still be maturing in their eggs. We empathize with our reader’s state of mind, but we are also hopeful that if our reader cleans up these objects, and perhaps applies some of the other methods listed above, she will be free of this problem soon, and can have a good night’s rest.
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Omg I too am going through the same thing their
All over my counters the cabinets my frig couches n my mattress my husband thinks I’m crazy he gets so mad n mean because I cry n get mad I feel like I am going crazy there are these whitish worm things on the counters n cabinets my stove n kitchen counters they are even in my frig n bathroom I have to use a lint roller to pick them all up just so I can go to sleep n I only sleep after I’ve been up for 4 days straight or I wouldn’t sleep at all but I’m so tired n wore out from cleaning I hardly eat I have to wash anything I use b4 I can cook or eat I’m lost on how to rid them for good inve sprayed all kinds of bug spray traps bombs n fumigaters and paid 1400$ n told pest controll it was bed bugs so they would use heat to dry n kill them cuz they can’t even tell me what they are where they coming from or what caused then to wanna infest my home n drive me so insane I’ve thought of offing myself but idw to die I’m only 56 plz someone have an answer on what to do to rid them from my house I’m on my last nerve plz plz !! ?
Same with me and I’m interested ally infected and have sore on my arms and head as they sting and no one will listen to me and I’m sure these turn into beetles
I also have them and are internally infected and have a skin infection I’m positive these turn into some kind of beetle
Has anyone seen a parasite specialist about this?
If i could send pics it would help. But anyway i live in new jersey and have the same problem. At first i was seeing what looked like a single cell organism. A clear sack with a black dot in the middle. On both me and my dog. Also they were all over my carpet. I also had rupture sores all over my legs and arms. Then the infection got worse. I started taking videos of these things moving around my body. At the time it was mostly my feet and legs. I would feel a stinging sensation then i would see a round mark on my skin moving towards blood opportunities. Ie. The rupture sores. I went to the first er and they said i had folliculitis. I took the meds they gave me and nothing. So i went back. Thats when the crazy started. They gave me a different med. And still nothing. Then 1 night i felt like i was being swarmed. So i went to a different hospital. I sat there for 15 hrs and they told me i had delusions of parasitic infection. The whole time i was there they tested me for drugs, aids, mobkey pox, and everything else but wouldnt touch any of the 400 sores on my body. Since then i went to 2 other hospitals, 1 said i was making a fool of myself, the other listened gave me more meds but didnt test me for anything. Once again i took their meds. Last sunday night i was cleaning both my house and my car. Anf was swarmed again i had enough. I asked my neighbor to call 911because neither of my phones were working. They came and when i got to the hospital they tried to put me on a 72hr psych hold. I freaked out. I asked to speak to the person who authorized it. She came in to talk to me rescinded the hold and the dr came in and without even really looking at me gave me meds for itch and a med for parasites saying just in casr you do have an infestation. Oh that med either doesnt exist or my pharmacy with its 5 ordering platforms can’t find it. The next day it happened again. These things werr going under my eyelids in my nose and mouth. On and in my ears, and to make matters worse attacking my genitals and anus. So i videoed it and brought it back to the er and said to them.. well what is it, you didnt believe me here’s proof. And i got oh we believed you thats why we gave you the meds. There is no stronger meds for parasites. Covering their asses. I asked what they were treating me for. They said scabies. Yet they said the nighy before i would need a microscope to see them. And in all the research ive done any one person with an infestation of scabies will only have about 10 to 15 mites on them at a time. Ive had hunders on me at once. Now this morning i was feeling ill. I ran a hot bath , sat down and got instantly sick. And threw up about 1000 worms. Which also started to reattach to my body. So please tell me someting new
I too have found the exact same thing all over the house..I video them as well they are parasitic and move extremely slowly . They are sensitive to bright light and will move under one..I’m going insane too and have pics and videos galore .I won’t stay at home anymore but I do see them wherever I go now. I pick up samples wherever I am and it’s the same results..now I am infected internally with them..they’re different from. Anyyyyyy other parasite I’ve ever seen . Ghostly sometimes but don’t need oxygen to survive and thrive I. Water..help me please
Omg ghostly is the exact way I’d put it. I started questioning my sanity. It’s been two years and I can’t seem to kill these things. I’ve lost everything. 21 year relationship my business. I hope someone can figure this out.
I live in PA and finding the same exact larva/eggs all over my home as well. I’ve as sways been an obsessive cleaner and noticed these things as soon as they orig started to appear which was approx March 2021 (not sure if related but all started about a mth after my landlord finished the projects to my apt: installed new flooring along with kitchen cabinets & appliances, partial wall removal) . I’ve tried everything (spent a fortune) and cannot get rid of and/or kill them