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Red insects???

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  • 29-06-2005 11:15pm
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    babaduck
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭


    What are those tiny wee red insects that look like mini spiders - they're all over my bedroom windowsill & they are freaking me out!

    How can I get rid of them?


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    Larianne
    Registered Users Posts: 35,954 ✭✭✭✭Larianne


    We used to call them bloodsuckers but I'm sure they have a proper name. That I don't know.


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    butters scotch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 158 ✭✭butters scotch


    Bloodsuckers!! we used to squish them when we were little ew


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    Kevin_rc_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Kevin_rc_ie


    Thanks for reminding me about these. I'm trying to find out what exactly they are. At the moment I'm thinking they're Velvet mites, from the family Trombidiidae. As far as I can tell, they're tiny parasitic spider type creatures. What exactly they feed on, on the walls etc. I'm not sure.

    I also refer to them as bloodsuckers


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    mad m
    Registered Users Posts: 9,005 ✭✭✭mad m


    There is a spray to kill spiders/insects,go to your local diy shop and ask.Think they are called Blood Spiders?


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    Easily_Irritated
    Closed Accounts Posts: 725 ✭✭✭Easily_Irritated


    You can get a spray that if you spray it on the window it'll repeal them and they won't come back. You can get similar stuff for dealing with ants and it really works :D


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    Kevin_rc_ie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,487 ✭✭✭Kevin_rc_ie


    why do you want to get rid of them? they do no harm you're aware of.


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    babaduck
    Registered Users Posts: 488 ✭✭babaduck


    I want to paint my windowsills & would prefer to have nice white sills rather than pink/red splattered abominations!!!! Also Hubby HATES creepy-crawlies...


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    lomb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,031 ✭✭✭lomb


    leave it alone, they have as much right to live as anyone...


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    Fredser
    Closed Accounts Posts: 104 ✭✭Fredser


    lomb wrote:
    leave it alone, they have as much right to live as anyone...

    True, but are they paying you rent to live on your property. Get them to agree a rental amount and sign a lease before you consider eviction (or murder)

    Fredser


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    parsi
    Site Banned Posts: 5,904 ✭✭✭parsi


    Fredser wrote:
    True, but are they paying you rent to live on your property. Get them to agree a rental amount and sign a lease before you consider eviction (or murder)

    Fredser

    You've obviously never tried enforcing a contract with a bloodsucker. They always deny it was them and claim it was their evil twin cousin 14-times removed who signed. Of course the fact that they are all called Fred doesn't help either....


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    FranknFurter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭FranknFurter


    Spray (soak) the window sill with a mix of water, vinegar, and a drop of washing up liquid, they wont come back.

    hope that helps :)


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    crazy days
    Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭crazy days


    Poor little mites, I'm sure they're the friendlist little creatures minding they're own buisness on the wall they're probabally vegetarians, and look at us we stereo type them with the name blood suckers just cause their skin is red, we should all be ashamed, ashamed i tells ya.

    Big ignorant apes

    you should spare their short little lives i bet they've only life span of a few days anyway.


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