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6842. Dozens suddenly on my balcony and windows, with the first warm spring days. Helsinki, Finland. Number 6842. This looks like a birch catkin bug, Kleidocerys resedae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae), a species that occurs in Europe and North America. These basically are nuisance pests that do no real harm. Click here for […]
6841. I have been seeing this bugs for the last 3 weeks once a while. Maybe 10 of them. They are attracted to light since I can see them on windows or on a turned on tv. What kind of bug is it and does it harmful? The bug length is about […]
6840. 1st dealing with black carpet beetles, a woodlouse spider early may & now found this bug in my apt of building in city. Been thought all beetles & insects in Ont being orange & black but none matched. Was on my bathroom counter middle of may 2020. Cornwall, ON. Canada Number 6840. […]
6839. This very small bug was found on a cedar tree near a wooden deck on a rural, treed property in Eastern Manitoba on May 20, 2020. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Number 6839. This appears to be a dwarf spider (family Linyphiidae; subfamily Erigoninae); Click here for an image. Nice find!
6838. Want to know if this could be a kissing bug, it’s small back it has you small antennas and almost like a mosquito type nose thing. It’s about or just over 1/2 inch long. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Number 6838. This is an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). True kissing bugs (subfamily Triatominae) do […]
6837. May 2020 found in backyard. Moncton, NB. Canada Number 6837. This is a giant water bug, Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Belostomatidae. Also known as toe-biters or electric light bugs, they are voracious predators on other aquatic life forms, including other insects, tadpoles, and minnows. They are strong fliers that can be found quite some […]
6836. Found on strawberry plants on balcony in Victoria. Alberta Gibbons. Canada Number 6836. These are aphids Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae. Also known as plant lice, these all are sap feeders. Click here for more detailed information
6835. Photo taken May 16, 2020 in an urban area on the side window of truck. Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada Number 6835. This is a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the genus Calligrapha, Click here for an example.
6834. Found this guy near a door to our patio, and kitty litter (pine chips). I found another one approx two weeks ago in the same spot. Unable to figure out what it is. It looks closer to a beetle than a cockroach but has the colouring of a cockroach. Thanks for […]
6833. Nałęczów, Poland Number 6833. This is an aphid (‘plant louse’), Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae. These all are sap feeders, and some species can vector viral diseases of plants. Click here for more detailed information
6832. Can you help me identify these bad boys? They appear to be worms that I found stuck between cedar shakes that had stacked and half-buried in dirt under our front porch for many years. The webbing surrounding them was so sticky that it was very hard to pull the shakes apart and […]
6831. What kind of bug is this? They have been found indoors. Ottawa, Ontario. Canada Number 6831. This is a wood-boring beetle in the family Bostrichidae; it looks like a member of the genus Ptilinus (death watch beetles and relative) – Click here for an example.
6830. This guy is just over an inch long. I have not seen him here before. He slept on my outside broom handle. I almost grabbed him! Wondering if he is normally here and I just didn’t notice before. Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Canada Number 6830. This is a bald-faced hornet, Dolichovespula […]
6829. Must enlarge to see the bug. Thousands have infested my back yard. Las Vegas, Nevada. United States Number 6829. This is a nymph of a bug in the family Lygaeidae, possibly a false chinch bug, Nysius raphanus. Click here for more detailed information, including some control recommendations.
6828. Looked at an apartment today filled with these bugs. Some this size, lots of small ones. The apartment is being fumigated, but because the apartment has been vacant, I am worried about the possibility of them returning. Kitchener, Ontario. Canada Number 6828. This looks like a German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Blattodea: […]
6827. Burnaby, BC. Canada Number 6827. This is a firebrat, Thermobia domestica (Zygentoma: Lepismatidae), or a close relative. These are peridomestic nuisance pests that seldom do any real harm. Click here for more detailed information.
6826. The beetle is about 1.5cm long, black except for a bright yellow head and a yellow horizontal stripe across its hind area. Looking at these and 6 other pictures, none much better (!) it appears furry and has furry legs, more like a spider than any beetle I know about. which is […]
SKUNK RELOCATION: Hi, I have a skunk(s) under my cabano in the back yard.I tried spraying the back yard with Chili peppers and cayenne powder, but it does not seem to get rid of the skunks. Please let me know if the skunk(s) could be trapped and released to wildlife. Thank you. MONTRÉAL. We are […]
TALSTAR – Is Talstar legal in Canada? Bifenthrin, the active ingredient in Talstar is not registered in Canada – Click here “Can this product [Talstar] be shipped to Canada? DoMyOwn Click here “Unfortunately, we do not ship to Canada at this time. Many of our Canadian customers will have a product shipped to someone […]
6825. I’ve seen a few of these over the past little while (from about mid-winter), in various places in my home in north Toronto. (This one is dead) Only one at a time, and upstairs as well as main floor. I’ve just taken them outside, but please let me know if I should […]
6824. Will like to know what kind of insect is this ? It was found on my kitchen floor. Whitby, Ontario. Canada Number 6824. This is a house centipede, Scutigera coleoptrata, an introduced species with a cosmopolitan distribution. Click here for more detailed information.
6823. Suddenly started appearing in the bedroom, then kitchen and bathroom, crawling on floor and walls. I’ll find up to ten a day, and it was like night and day going from none at all to finding them constantly. Haven’t seen any sign of them in foods or cupboards. Really worried about […]
6822. This huge (twice the size of a bumble bee) bee was digging a tunnel in our back flower bed on Mother’s Day, 2020. Is it a Carpenter Bee? Thanks for your attention… Delta, British Columbia. Canada Number 6822. Looks like a yellow-faced bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii (Hymenoptera: Apidae); Click here
6821. I believe this is a weevil, but it bit me and hurt very badly. It’s approximately a half inch long and was in my gardening glove outside. Springtime in the North Okanagan. Coldstream, British Columbia. Canada Number 6821. This is an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). These are general predators on other small […]
6820. Tiny bugs. Keep finding them on the floor of my kitchen. Now just found 2 outside of kitchen. I cleaned everywhere 10 days ago (behind fridge and oven) and I hadnt seen them since but now they are back. I don’t have carpet in my house. We tiny black with a […]
6819. Found near counters in downtown condo. Possibly: https://bedbugexperts.com/grain-beetle-5/ Toronto, Ontario. Canada Number 6819. You are correct. This is a grain beetle in the genus Oryzaephilus (saw-toothed and merchant grain beetles). Click here for more detailed information.
6818. Found underneath my bed. Sunnyside, Manitoba. Canada Number 6818. This looks like a white-marked spider beetle, Ptinus fur (Coleoptera: Anobiidae; subfamily Ptininae). Like other spider beetles, these will feed on a very wide variety of organic materials and sometimes can be pantry pests. Click here for additional information.
6817. I saw this cockroach on my kitchen ceiling around 8pm. i’ve never seen a cockroach in all the years i’ve lived in my house. also, this cockroach was very small… less than a half an inch. please identify it. revere, ma. United States Number 6817. This is not a cockroach, but a […]
6816. I found this insect while digging in my garden, begging him of May, I found one exactly like this last spring as well. Medicine Hat, Alberta. Canada Number 6816. This is a larva of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. Commonly called white grubs, some species can be quite destructive lawn/turf, […]
6815. Recently moved into an apartment on the 19th floor of a well maintained, 1960s concrete tower and have found a couple of these insects in the bathroom on the floor. The floor and wall surfaces are all tile. The entire apartment was renovated 5 years ago. Curious what it may be. […]
6814. Interested to know what variety of bee this is. I photographed it in early April. London, ON. Canada Number 6814. It’s a wasp in the family Vespidae; likely an eastern yellowjacket, Vespula maculifrons – Click here for detailed information.
6813. Found inside house. Rural area. Spring. 8 legs plus crab like claws. Used toothpick for size comparison. Shawinigan, Quebec. Canada Number 6813. This is a pseudoscorpion, an arachnid related to spiders and true scorpions that prey on other small arthropods. They are non-venomous and harmless to humans. Click here for more […]
6812. This has been seen multiple times at the apartment. What is this bug? Is this harmful? How can we get rid of this? Size: small (about 0.5 cm), month: April, May, season: Spring, seen inside of an apartment floor. Toronto, ON. Canada Number 6812. This is a spider beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae; […]