water bugs are predatory<\/a> and prefer to hunt other insects, they tend to have scavenger habits. That is why they will start to look for all types of food waste when they are inside your home, especially in the kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAs mentioned, they also love sweet-tasting food such as syrups, sugars, and foods that are high in starch. You may find that they will even go after book bindings and the materials found at the back of the wallpaper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You should clean all food scraps to prevent them from being lured to your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Algae<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
They eat plant matter; algae are one of their favorite foods, which is why you may find them near your swimming pool. They also lay their eggs in this algae, so they will know even before you that there are algae in your pool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even before the algae is visible to your eye, they will have located these microscopic organisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Human Waste<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
It is also true that water bugs will eat any waste they can find as a scavenger, such as human feces. They will also eat the skin flakes humans may shed because they will eat any dead animal they can find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is important to regularly vacuum the places where humans may shed dead skin cells to keep the water bugs away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Bees And Other Insects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Many species of water bugs are much larger than bees. And because they are predators will even hunt bees and kill them for food. They may also just start consuming a dead bee when they find it after dying for any other reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As is the case with every other type of dead, small animal and insect, water bugs will just start eating them. Water bugs will hunt and kill any other type of insects and even eat ants or small spiders if they do not find other food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No small insect, fish, or small animals such as small snakes and even turtles are safe from water bugs, particularly giant ones. Giant water bugs will even eat other types of baby animals, such as baby snakes and baby turtles, to name but a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Water bugs have a wide range of food they eat, including live or dead insects, small animals, and more. If they can find food in your house, they will certainly eat it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following is a list of the food they are found to eat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Water bugs have a wide range of food they eat, including live or dead insects, small animals, and more.<\/em> If they can find food in your house, they will certainly eat it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Human Garbage<\/li>
- Algae<\/li>
- Human Waste<\/li>
- Mosquito Larvae<\/li>
- Bees<\/li>
- Baby Turtles<\/li>
- Baby Snakes<\/li>
- Ants<\/li>
- Spiders<\/li>
- Small Fish<\/li>
- Other Insects<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Standard household products such as vinegar, lemon, and baking soda can take you a long way to keep your place water bug free! Hopefully, this will help you understand water bugs and their habits better.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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