# Yuck! Identify this bug I found in my laundry (with pics)

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 23, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-identify-this-bug-i-found-in-my-laundry-with-pics/381580 "2006-11-23T20:54:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mrs\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-identify-this-bug-i-found-in-my-laundry-with-pics/381580/1 "2006-11-23T20:54:23Z")

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[Dirty laundry bug](http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n252/mrs-johnson/laundrybug.jpg)

Any idea what kind of bug this is? This is the second one I’ve found in my dirty laundry hamper.  
How do I get rid of them/prevent them?

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-identify-this-bug-i-found-in-my-laundry-with-pics/381580/2 "2006-11-23T21:04:48Z")

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They could be the larvae of the [clothes moth.](http://everest.ento.vt.edu/Facilities/OnCampus/IDLab/id/id-imma.html)

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-identify-this-bug-i-found-in-my-laundry-with-pics/381580/3 "2006-11-23T21:07:56Z")

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Here’s the home page of the [Insect Identification Laboratory](http://everest.ento.vt.edu/Facilities/OnCampus/IDLab/id/id-main0.html) , from which the link above comes, to enable you to go through the identification process yourself.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-identify-this-bug-i-found-in-my-laundry-with-pics/381580/4 "2006-11-23T21:24:50Z")

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[Carpet Beetle larvae](http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=carpet%20beetle%20larvae&btnG=Google+Search&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)

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**Author:** ![Mrs\_Johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7cd45c/32.png) [@Mrs\_Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Johnson)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yuck-identify-this-bug-i-found-in-my-laundry-with-pics/381580/5 "2006-11-23T21:38:44Z")

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Hmm… it appears to be the Carpet Beetle Larvae… I have found some holes in a few shirts and a pair of Mr J’s shorts.  
Gross! I’ve gotta get rid of these before more of my stuff gets chomped on by these little bastards.

Thanks for the help.