Little Black Worms In Bathroom Sink

These black worms are actually the larvae of the drain fly.

Little black worms in bathroom sink.

An australian mother has been left horrified after spotting tiny black worms swimming in her toilet shortly after bleaching the bowl and the reason is more worrying than she first suspected. Moth flies have many generations each year and they occur anytime of the year in moist coastal regions indoors and outdoors. The insect s larvae typically look like worms and are legless gray and usually about 3 8 inch long. Tiny black bugs in bathroom seeing bugs in your home especially coming out of the sinks and drains is something of a nightmare and can easily be associated with horror movie plots or decay.

If you have ever seen small worms emerge from your bathroom sink drain or shower drain your home is probably infested with drain flies. These worms are actually not worms at all but the larvae of the moth fly. These disgusting little black not really worms are tough to beat. The video isn t very close up so it s hard to say exactly what the pest looks like.

Also known as the drain fly the moth fly commonly frequents areas in which moisture is present such as tubs and sinks. Drain flies survive off organic matter soap scum and mineral residue inside drains and can become a nuisance in your home. The small black bugs that sometimes emerge from the bathtub and sink drains are known as drain flies but this flies can also be called drainage moths filter flies and sewage flies. Black worms may begin to show up inside and around the opening of your sink or bathroom drain.

Specifically you re likely to spot drain flies near sinks and showers that are stagnant for a time like after a long vacation or used very infrequently such as a guest bathroom. It looks like it is a brown color and using the sink for size comparison. Drain flies breed and lay their eggs in the slime layer found around the inside of sink and shower drains. Drain flies are small measuring an eighth of an inch which is about the size of a fruit fly or a gnat it s easy to confuse them as a matter of fact.

They feed on the gelatinous film found in these areas of bathroom sinks tubs and toilets and well as kitchen sinks. The video shows a very small very thin worm like creature moving around in her sink. Egg larvae pupa and adult.