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guangguosong Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jun 15, 2008

Hello,

Recently I've been finding really tiny bugs in my home, less than 1mm (too tiny to take a picture). They are brown in color, although the really tiny ones are off-white.

My mom said they started appearing after she wet the floor and didn't wipe it up.

I originally thought they were springtails; however, they don't jump around. And they don't seem to gather in such excess as springtails (I usually find about 30 of them on my floor at a time)

I've tried killing them, using a dehumidifer to rid any moisture from my room, and I sweep my floor everyday yet they keep coming back. I doubt they're coming from outside since I live on the 2nd floor and keep my windows closed.

I've been searching all over the internet for answers but to no avail. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 16, 2008

If they are that small, I would suspect either booklice (Psocoptera: Liposcelidae) or mites. See http://www.extension.umn.edu/yardandgarden/YGLNews/images/booklice.jpg for an image of booklice, and http://www.scienceimage.csiro.au/index.cfm?event=site.image.thumbnail&id=1118&viewfile=f&divid=BE for mites.

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