Tiny Brown Bugs In Bathroom Sink
The constant moisture coming from the tub sink and toilet create the perfect environment for bugs that thrive in and around water.
Tiny brown bugs in bathroom sink. What are we dealing with. These drain bugs which are technically insects can also breed inside your pipes feeding on any available organic matter such as grease hair food waste and even toothpaste and laying eggs in the gunk that collects in your plumbing. I have even seen what looks to be the same kind of bug on my wooden railing on my back porch.
Commonly known as drain flies these pesky creatures lay their eggs in the gunk that builds up in the pipes. Jun 5 2017 150010 gmt. Tiny bugs in bathroom may 25 2009 by tech support leave a comment hi ive been trying to figure out what these tiny bugs are around my bathroom sink and the baseboards of my bathroom until i did some research and found that they are springtails.
The tiny black bugs that sometimes emerge from your bathtub and sink drains are known as drain flies but they can also be called drain moths filter flies and sewer flies. They are heaviest on the tile closet floor in the shower and around the toilet. If youve seen tiny little jumping bugs in your kitchen bathroom or any place in your home you probably have a springtail problem.
Seeing bugs in your home especially coming out of sinks and drains is somewhat nightmarish and can easily be associated with horror movie plots or decay. They are wingless and if you are capable of catching one and getting a good look at it youll notice it is grayish purple and its elongated body is covered in tiny protective scales. Finding a swarm of small gnat like creatures flying out of your sink overflow hole can be unsettling.
They are very tiny almost like fleas but are reddish in color and do not fly. I have tiny crawling bugs in my bathroom. Whats even more unsettling.
The small black bugs that sometimes emerge from the bathtub and sink drains are known as drain flies but this flies can also be called drainage moths filter flies and sewage flies. In our 50 years of providing pest control treatments in central alabama weve handled just about every type of water bug in the cotton state. Although drain flies dont normally transmit disease its best to get rid of them permanently.