Guest Failism Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 So i got some blackhawk knee pads from ebay today and after looking at them i noticed on the left one that there was some brownish yellow thing stuck to it, at first I didn't really think anything of it until i tried to get rid of it. I started to poke a bit of it and then something that looks like larvae came out of the other end??? During this I thought that the right one was fine however, I've now noticed that inside of the vent holes on the pad it self there looks like theres more in there but I can't get to it. Don't really know what to do about this tbh. Spoiler
EDcase Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Probably from warehouse storage. I wouldn't worry about it myself unless the little critters were eating the material.
MisterG Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 I'd contact the seller and get him to send you a new pair, but that's probably because my reaction would be to burn it with fire, agent orange and anything else to make sure it was dead ? Cheers G
Vulpiness Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 If that's a carpet or hide beetle larvae, you're FUCKED. Moth stop is what you'll need, here's a guide. God help you if it is. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325180755_Identifying_insect_pests_in_museums_and_heritage_buildings
Dentonboy Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 Looks like a caterpillar to me. But pics are not great quality of the beastie.
Guest Failism Posted January 21, 2019 Posted January 21, 2019 50 minutes ago, Vulpiness said: If that's a carpet or hide beetle larvae, you're FUCKED. Moth stop is what you'll need, here's a guide. God help you if it is. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325180755_Identifying_insect_pests_in_museums_and_heritage_buildings doesn't look the ones mentioned in the guide, it was yellow with a brown tip. As far as I know there were only 2 alive inside, safe to say they are no longer alive. I've left the knee pads in our unused greenhouse for now so if whatever's in the vent hole is alive it wont get into the house.
EDcase Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Can you dunk them in boiling water? That'll clear em out. Lol Vulpiness, overdramatic or what. If it was a big shipment it might be a problem...
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