A woman has left people horrified after sharing a photo of the 'Christmas tree bugs' she found inside her home - and struggled to clear out. The festive-lover opted for a real Christmas tree this year, but she ended up with more than she bargained for when a number of critters accompanied her tree inside.
Keen to get rid of the bugs, which she found on a present, she hooved them up. But she was left flabbergasted as the insects soon reappeared. Desperate for help she turned to Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips, where several commenters warned they'd faced a similar problem.
Writing on the Facebook group, the woman asked: "Has anyone had these bugs come from their real Christmas tree?"
"Does anyone know what they are?" she added. "I hoover them up and there back again after a couple of hours. Any help appreciated."
In response, people were quick to try and offer advice, with many suspecting the bug pictured could be an aphid.
One commenter wrote: "Looks like the giant willow aphid, I had them on a tree in my garden and was a nightmare to get rid of them! I would take the tree back! Good luck."
A second said: "Hard to see but look like aphids? The warmth indoors has probably woken them up." And a third suggested: "Go careful my mums tree had an infestation of Aphids all in the middle part of the tree a massive nest of them all hatched and was absolutely covered
Shine a light into the tree and have a good look as they won't go you need to remove the tree from your home and deep clean the carpets!"
Someone else wrote: "Be SURE to Empty your vacuum each time you vac them up, they can crawl out , dump vacuum contents outside each time."
Meanwhile, other viewers shared their own horror stories. "We had a tree with a full infestation one year and a laminate floor...never realised until I saw the dog licking the floor to death," read one reply.
A different person wrote: "We had this happen.. figured out a spider nest had hatched in our house after being in it for 2 weeks.. hundreds of them starting coming down a day . The tree is now on the front lawn.."
While someone else shared: "I once woke up to a full infestation and il never have a real tree ever again." And it sounds like she's not the only one, as people were disgusted by the stories.
"Now that's put me off ever having a real tree!!!" wrote one unimpressed viewer. Another commented: "I'm now really itchy......"
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