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6229 This bug is 10cm long and I saw it on our deck. Thanks for your attention. From Douglas Ontario Number 6229 – This is a hellgrammite, the larval stage of a dobsonfly (Corydalus spp.; Megaloptera: Corydalidae). Hellgrammites are aquatic and are predators on other small aquatic life forms. When they complete their growth, they […]
6228 We have had these bugs last 2 Springs. There are hundreds of these on my property. They are on side of house, around doors. They are in trees (Siberian elms…I think) eating the leaves and are in ground rock cover. The smaller the bug the redder it looks from a distance. They are quite […]
6227 I had a few of these small 1/4-inch orange-red and black bugs in my garden last year. It is the beginning of June and this year they seem to be hatching families. I have seen milkweed bugs around here, but they are much larger. Are they part of the same family? From Toronto Ontario […]
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A B.C Family is warning other home owners after their backyard deck suddenly collapsed during a barbecue with the the husband, mother-in-law and six kids
6226 I took photos of this insect on my bed today (May 31st, 2018). Lately the weather has felt like summer. I’ve started noticing them about a week ago and mainly on and in my bed, maybe 1 or 2 at a time. As I would start falling asleep, I would wake up and find […]
6225 My daycare children found this guy crawling in my lawn. Thankfully, nobody touched it. I caught it in a zip-lock bag & his teeth punctured numerous holes through it. At first, I thought a bald-faced hornet. However, the coloring is off. Just not quite sure what type of wasp/hornet it could be. From Kronau, […]
6224 Found May 30th on a 30°C day. Northern Ontario, halfway between North Bay and Timmins. Fairly flat and hard with clear light brown under wings. It’s just over a centimeter long. Number 6224 – This is a bark-gnawing beetle (Coleoptera: Trogossitidae); Click here for an example. These are associated with fungi in rotten wood, but […]
6223 Found this little guy on a counter at work. It’s been around 20° and warm here on Vancouver island in May. This beetle looks like a species of ladybug but had an unusual pattern. Same size as a traditional ladybug. From Courtenay, British Columbia Number 6223 – This is a lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae); […]
From Noelville: Is there anyway to find out where insects are getting into the house. Every year we are infested with house flies, ladybugs and mosquitoes. They have to be getting in somewhere. Can a Pest Control company find out how they are getting in so we can can fix it? Short of hermetically sealing […]
May 31/18 – Hiring Service Technician Advantage Pest Control Inc. is looking for an experienced, licensed, sales driven service technician to provide high quality pest control services in the Greater Toronto Area. Candidates must be bondable, hold a structural exterminator license, a valid G driver’s license with a clean driving record, and be proficient in […]
Flies, cockroaches and ants are three of the dirtiest pests restaurants should be concerned about that shouldn’t be part of your diners’ experience.
From Surrey; I had ants coming into my suite and I used the borax recipe online, put some cotton swabs along their trail. In a few hours there were hundreds of them soldiering back and forth along the same trail, truly gross! But anyway, within 6-7 hrs they were all gone except for a few […]
From Sturgeon County Alberta: So, I have a big concrete step that is starting to separate and now have cracks and Bees under there. I am sure it’s a nest/hive. I can’t see it, but I know there is an issue. We have children with allergies to bees. What should I do? I was thinking […]
6222 Waterloo Ontario. Hundreds of these outside and under deck and on front porch, anywhere high around entire house. But congregate on window screens and walls. They fly is like a meal moth but are very quick and difficult to kill. Go into any crevices and brickwork and can make themselves very narrow. Also like […]
6221 This was found in my bathtub a couple hours after bathing my son. I almost showered with it. What is it and is it dangerous? I live out on a farm and it was released far from the house. From Proton Station, Ontario. Number 6221 – This is most likely is a funnel weaver (family […]
6220 What is this and is it harmful to my flowerbeds grass. There are a whole bunch of them between mine and my neighbors house. From Leduc, Alberta. Number 6220 – This is a larva of a sawfly, it might be a grass sawfly in the genus Pachynematus (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae); Click here for an image. They […]
6219 Hello, this was walking across my office table. May 27, Exterior temperature was about 25 degrees, interior air controlled to 22. It seemed to be all one color, with wings. We did some planting recently of cedar trees that came from British Columbia. From Toronto Ontario. Number 6219 – This is a click beetle […]
6218 Please help identify. From Creemore Ontario Canada Number 6218 – This is a tortoise beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae; subfamily Cassidinae); it looks like Plagiometriona clavata, Click here for images and more detailed information. This does not appear to be a serious pest species.
6217 Saw many of these walking on the ground at the local park. Quite large. From Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Number 6217 – You must be near a stream or pond, as this is a dragonfly nymph that has completed its growth and has left the water in order to find a safe place to transform […]
6216 I found this in my yard at noon. From Dunnville Canada. Number 6216 – This is an eyed elater (Alaus oculatus; Coleoptera: Elateridae); North America’s largest click beetle. Their larvae are predators on other insects living in decaying wood. See Click here for more information.
6215 Any idea what this guy is? He looked mean just hanging out on the fence. Number 6215 – This is a running crab spider (family Philodromidae) in the genus Tibellus; see Click here for an example. Spiders in this genus also are known as slender crab spiders; they all are harmless to humans.
6214 In the last week, thousands upon thousands of these tiny tiny beetles have appeared on my fence and house siding. They seemed to suddenly appear out of nowhere. They come in 2 colors (solid black and patterned). This is the first year I’ve noticed them, but this is also the first year I’ve had […]
No mail services for a week at Nicholson Tower in Vancouver’s West End, apparently due to suite fumigation
6213 Found this guy in my kitchen and handily escorted him outside to play, but am very curious as to what kind of spider it might be and should I have granted him leniency? Number 6213 – This is a hacklemesh/lace weaver spider (family Amaurobiidae); like the vast majority of spiders, it has venom glands […]
6212 – Please help identify. From Samarth park, Surat Gujarat India Number 6212 – This is a caterpillar of a moth in the family Noctuidae (owlet moths). It belongs to a subset of that family that includes many pest species such as cutworms and armyworms, but I cannot provide a more specific i.d. at this time.
6211 – Big Black Beetle from outside determined to make it to our door. Found this critter approx 1” long, not including antennae, on an evening of late May, outside on patio and was cooler temps. Top and bottom all black. Wondering what it is. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Number 6211 – This is a ground […]
6210 I am not sure what this bug is, my wife has seen the bugs at least 3 times. From Toronto Ontario Number 6210 – This is a spider beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae; subfamily Ptininae) in the genus Mezium. These beetles are cosmopolitan nuisance pests that sometimes can infest dry stored food products, Click here for detailed information […]
6209 Hello, I live in Burlington Ontario. We have those flying insects, they look like flies but shorter with more round wings, they fly very quietly so they are not annoying like flies or mosquitoes but they started to get everywhere, we found them inside the coffee machine in couple of cases. Are they harmful? […]
6208 Found this guy on my screen door over the last couple nights around 11 pm. From Prince George, British Columbia. Number 6208 – This is a type of scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) that often are called May beetles or June bugs as they usually are most commonly seen in those months. They are attracted […]
6207 Hi there, I saw this very small spider in a flower. I’ve tried very hard to figure out what type of spider it is and I even looked at your identification photos with no luck. The picture is as zoomed in as my camera could get. As you can see it is bright yellow […]