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6524. Hello, We found a few of these guys on the outside of a bag of malted barley flour today… wondering what species it might be and where it might originate from? Thanks! Calgary, Alberta. Canada Number 6524. This is a water boatman (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Corixidae). They commonly are found on the surface of ponds where they […]
6523. These are extremely small bugs (<1mm). I thought they were bits of dirt until I saw them move. I took the photo in July 2019 inside. I’ve set out glue traps and have caught the largest number in the basement but have found them all over the house as well as outside the house mainly […]
6522. Just wondering what kind of beetle found in my brackets I picked. Honeymoon Bay, Bc. Canada Number 6522. This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). From the looks of it, it may be a predatory species.– Click here for an example.
6521. Hello, this spider was on the front door ( I didn’t let him in!) Wondering what kind of spider? Found in end of July in the Vancouver area. Thank you! Vancouver, Bc. Canada Number 6521. This is a cross orb weaver, Araneus diadematus, a very common and widespread species (in Europe, it is known […]
6520. Recently put in new pool. And this week noticed large amount of these bugs crawling around the edge. Scoping them out by the hundreds. Can’t figure out what type of bug this is. Any insight would be helpful. Komoka, Ontario. Canada Number 6520. Looks like a nymph of a chinch bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Blissidae; Blissus sp.), […]
6519. Found indoors. Walking on Hardwood floors and on top of bed. July 29, 2019. Golden, BC. Canada Number 6519. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae); these often enter buildings in search of shelter, but do no harm there. Click here for more detailed information.
6518. Would just like to know what they are called and if they are a danger to my family and pets. Montague, Pei. Canada Number 6518. This is a rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). These are general predators on other small arthropods and pose no threat to anything else. Click here for a more typical image.
6517. I have a few of these by the edges and corners of my carpet and baseboards. Do you know what insect this is? Thank you. Surrey, BC. Canada Number 6517. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae); these often enter buildings in search of shelter, but do no harm there. The larvae of […]
6516. Stellarton, NS. Canada Number 6516. The image is too blurry for a confident identification, but it might be one of the grain beetles in the genus Oryzaephilus (saw-toothed and merchant grain beetles). These sometimes can be pantry pests, primarily infesting grain-based dry stored food products. Click here for more detailed information.
6515. I found this bug under my shirt after being outside under a tree at my work. I can’t seem to find anything that matches this on your website. Toronto, Ontario. Canada Number 6515. This is a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae); it looks like Trirhabda borealis, Click here for an image.
6514. My wife found this in our bedroom on the carpet we never seen anything like this before John Garec. Welland, ON. Canada Number 6514. This is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the genus Osmoderma. Sometimes called leather beetles because of their odor, their larvae feed in damp, decaying wood.
6513. I have searched the internet but am getting nowhere. Can you help identify this big bug? Amherstburg, Ontario. Canada Number 6513. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae); it looks like the red oak borer, Enaphalodes rufulus, Click here for an image.
6512. Just wanting the species identification of this beetle. Victoria, BC. Canada Number 6512. This is a flower longhorn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae; subfamily Lepturinae); it looks like something in the genus Xestoleptura – Click here for an example.
6511. These bugs are all over the deck and up inside the patio umbrella. Dead ones are found by the hundreds every day all over the deck, mostly gathered near the entryways. Only a few were discovered indoors. The picture is of one of the larger ones with the blue color. There are many smaller ones […]
6510. About 2 inches long. Found in a barrel in the garage July 27th. Branchton, Ontario. Canada Number 6510. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the subfamily Prioninae. These are among the largest beetles in Canada.
6509. Hi, tried searching but haven’t been able to locate an image to identify this guy. Felt pain on my big two, saw him on top after he sunk his mandibles into me. Probably pick him up when crossed my lawn in southern Ontario, Canada. Thank you. Scarborough, Ontario. Canada Number 6509. This is a larva […]
6508. Port carling, Ontario. Canada Number 6508. This is a bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Cimicidae), Click here for detailed information.
6507. Found this bug at work and let him crawl around for a while then set him free after he ended up in my hair haha. Found in summer, he was about a size of a quarter. Tried to identify him, maybe a long horned beetle? New Glasgow Nova scotia. Canada Number 6507. This is a […]
6506. Black colour with six legs and wings, found on the roof of bed room inside house in the evening of July 25th 2019. Size of a quarter coin. Weather is sunny during the day, around 28 degrees Celsius. Child had one insect bite last night on the face, almost not visible by end of day […]
6505. Huntsville, Ontario. Canada Number 6505. This is a checkered beetle (Coleoptera: Cleridae) in the genus Enoclerus. Click here for an example. These are general predators on other small arthropods; some specialize on wood infesting insects such as bark beetles.
6504. Some sort of beetle. Huntsville, Ontario. Canada Number 6504. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), it looks like Calloides nobilis; Click here for an image. This does not appear to be a pest species.
6503. The kids found it while sorting laundry brought in from outside. We are also in process of moving so we have a lot of boxes around and we are shifting things a lot. The kids hit it with a fly swatter, but it wasn’t very active (daytime). What is it? Do I need to be […]
6502. Hi, I can’t look it all of the photos. Don’t like bugs, I tried haha. This was in our pool. Williams Lake, BC. Canada Number 6502. This is a wood wasp (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) in the genus Urocerus, likely Urocerus flavicornis; Click here for an image. Their larvae bore in the wood of dead/dying trees.
Hello, Is there anyway to control a cockroach infestation in canada? It seems like there are no bait stations or boric acid dusts available in Canada. Thanks, Andrew. Saskatoon, SK. Cockroaches are always difficult to control. Strategies to control vary depending if it is an multi unit building or an individual house. There are […]
For 3 years in a row we have been finding black wasps in our house. Every summer 3 – 5 slowly come out of who knows where. Then we don’t see them again until the following year. Lucky my cats find them before my kids do. The question is how do I find where they […]
Hi there, we have a lot of shrubbery in the yard and experience a lot of spiders as well as pull bugs. We experience spiders inside the house as well. Looking for a suggestion and quote. Thank you. Surrey BC. Spider population build up over time, especially if no control measures are taken around houses. […]
6501. There were several hundred of these larvae found at our local swimming/paddling lake, crawling up the pathway and inside the boathouse. Noticed in July during a short heatwave of 30 degrees (could be coincidence). They seem to be attracted to wood, and possibly water. Any idea what these are? Are they invasive or harmful to […]
6500. 1 quarter inch long. Very hard to squish. CALGARY, AB. Canada Number 6500. This is a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). These often come indoors in search of shelter, but do no harm there. Click here for images and more information.
6499. Burnaby, British Columbia. Canada Number 6499. This looks like Reesa vespulae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Known as the wasp nest dermestid, it often is found in bird and wasp nests outdoors. Indoors, it can be a pest of museum specimens (especially dry insects), stored seeds and dried plant material.
6498. Hello – please let me know what this insect is. I’ve never seen one before. Thanks! Cassandra. Mississauga On. Canada Number 6498. This is a common true katydid, Pterophylla camellifolia (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae); Click here for detailed information.
6497. Hi, I’ve seen these insects on a few occasions this July. They appear to be a type of beetle and they can vary in colour: another I saw had an almost metallic orange colour. I’ve only ever seen them in hot weather and they seem to like carcasses as I saw several on a rat […]
6496. These photos were taken at Buck Lake Alberta. Edmonton, AB. Canada Number 6496. This appears to be Chalcosyrphus curvaria, a hover/flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae); Click here for an image. Their larvae reportedly feed in rotting wood; perhaps on the fungi therein.
6495. Toronto, Ontario. Canada Number 6495. this looks like a broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). These often come indoors in search of shelter, but do no harm there. Click here for images and more information.