These tiny bugs are all over my kitchen and I can't get them to go away. Help?

Can you describe them more? Do they look like this?

@dxs nope! they are more like this

Are you sure this isn’t it?

Drugstore beetles can be a serious pest.

nope! not that @ibstubro :(

Well, that’s a good thing!

Try this ID guide.

Too bad you don’t know where they are coming in.

I know you don’t want to, but I say bomb the place with a spray bomb. Make sure there are no pilot lights in your house. If you have any question about gas lines, or pilot lights don’t use the bomb sprays.

If you simply won’t mega spray you have to be extra clean for a month. No food left out, clean floors and counters vigilantly. No fruit on the counter to ripen. Always dry counters after washing dishes. Nothing. If they don’t have food maybe they will go elsewhere. You also could spray chemicals only around the perimeter of the outside of the house to see if that helps.

If you finally give in and decide to use chemicals, fumigators are much much better than foggers. No fire hazard, no residue, better penetration.

If you want to try something natural I would recommend coffee. All insects dislike caffeine and will disappear quickly with the application of it to the floor. You can use coffee grounds outside your house to discourage them entering.

Your best bet is to physically clean the kitchen, then store all food in airtight containers. Try not to leave cat food around when the cat is not eating.

I would never use poisons in my kitchen (well, except ant poison, which stays where it’s put). I don’t know how people can do that.

Any luck identifying the exact bug from the chart? @SamIAm

If you browse to the bottom of this page you can find another interactive guide to helping you identify what insect (assuming it is an insect) you’re looking at.

Whatever it is, I would bet that @dappled_leaves has the best overall solution so far. You’ve got to eliminate the food source for any pest before you can effectively get rid of them.

Are they small and very shiny black? (mine looked like this https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-frc/t51.2885-15/e15/10655078_565197283607436_731947867_n.jpg)
The entire neighbourhood had an infestation of them this year. I didn’t know what they are called, but they were pretty harmless. They were mostly outside all over my patio and patio furniture. I mixed up a spray of vinegar and soap and sprayed them, (at the same time as spraying my weeds) and it seemed to get rid of them. The birds weren’t interested in eating them at all and I was wondering what their natural predator would be here up at 63N. Then, I figured, they must be one of those hitchhikers from imported furniture.
The local place that gets rid of pests, called ‘Boss’ had identified them as a type of leaf beetle, in the Chrysolina genus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysolina

There are a number of subgenus and these types of leaf beetles seem to be widespread and some of them are actually used in organic farming because of their very specific eating habits. They will only feed on one type of leaf. That type of leaf depends on the subgenus. They were introduced on purpose to Australia to help control St. Johns Wort.

So, what you might have in your house are friendly beetles just looking for somewhere warm.

I found the source!!! some old spices were in plastic bags in a bottom drawer of an old built in. Between cleaning the drains and getting rid of everything in that drawer that they could have gotten into (and wiping down everything else), I think I may be in the clear!

Thanks everyone, for all of your help!!!