Assassin bug
6482. This is the second one I find in my house. What are they and how do I get rid of them? Thank you!!!!! London, On. Canada
Number 6482. This is an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). This is a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to have a very painful ‘bite’- Click here for more detailed information. The only way to completely get rid of them would be to find and get rid of the other insects that they are feeding on.
How do I know when it is a problem, or perhaps the two I found were the only ones? Thank you for letting me know what insect this is, tho the name is sort of terrifying lol. If we do have a problem, I wonder what insect they are feeding on, we are pretty clean and I haven’t found any larvae, bed bugs, etc around the house hmmm…