larvae in dog treats???

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I am completely grossed out and can't seem to find any information...Does anyone know of some type of minuscule larvae that feeds off of meaty dog treats? I keep my treats in (supposedly) air-tight, plastic containers with snap lids and I found tiny bugs - literally the size of a very small crumb - crawling around inside the containers. They are almost microscopic, you have to really look at them to see them move. Apparently, they started from the meaty treats and managed to work their way into all of my dog treat containers. I had to throw all my treats away (found at least one per container, the containers went in the trash too) and disinfect the entire area (and practically the whole kitchen). Should I be concerned if my dogs have eaten some of these things? and what are they? I've only seen this once before, also in an old meaty treat container, where it looked like the crumbs were moving, and I threw the whole thing away and made sure there were none in any other container. I have not seen any bugs, nor any larvae larger than these minuscule ones. They don't seem to fit the description of maggots or any other bug I've looked up online. can anyone help?
 

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i actually found that website this morning and the bug guy says its probably mites. the more i read about mites, the more paranoid i'm becoming about my fur babies' food - apparently mites love dog food and like to live in their storage containers! i'm almost disgusted at giving them those meaty treats again (and they are their favorite!) i have a couple of unopened and factory sealed bags, but i'm so paranoid that something might be moving in there!
 
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