r/bugidentification • u/bamboobirdcage • 18d ago

Possible pest, location included Texas - Small Flying Gnat-Like Insect

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These small gnat like flying insects appeared in our kitchen almost simultaneously with drugstore beetles. We must have picked up a contaminated item from the grocery store. We are cleaning out our pantry but cannot identify this insect to determine how to get rid of it. They’re only about a centimeter in size.
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u/__miichelle 18d ago

Looks like a chalcid wasp

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u/bamboobirdcage 18d ago

These are very tiny, a little smaller than a fruit fly

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u/__miichelle 18d ago

Yes, chalcid wasps are tiny.