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6116 My name is Sonja and this little guy was on my lawn furniture this morning. Never seen anything like it before. Location is Simcoe County Ontario. It is Aug. 2017, cool out 13°C, rained last night, we live in a maple bush. Thanks. This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae); it appears […]
6115 Grub under ground, under a tree in my lawn, about 2 cm long. I live in the Okanagan Valley, BC. This is a pupa of a moth, possibly in the family Noctuidae as many species in this family pupate in soil or in leaf litter on the ground. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
6114 Hi. I’m in Saint John, New Brunswick. The photo was taken on Aug 20th 2017 in the Red Head area of Saint John. I searched on line but could not find a beetle exactly like it. However, it does seem to fit in with soldier beetle category. Might that be correct? Thank you. Betty This […]
6113 I was wondering if you could help me to identify this insect? I live in a condo in Port Credit, Ontario. For the most part, the weather is hot and humid, and has been raining often. My condo is air conditioned, and not humid like the weather outside. I found 2 of these insects within […]
6112 Hi my name is Catherine and I live in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I was sitting on my bed reading and all of a sudden my foot began to feel like a bug was crawling on me. So I scratched my foot, then I see this BUG crawling next to my foot. Can u PLEASE tell […]
6111 Krista. Hamilton, Ontario. Indoors, rainy outside. Late summer, early August. Found on floor of my my bedroom around midnight. About 2cm in length. Bug is currently dead but I’ve seen it alive prior. This appears to be a house centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) that has lost all its legs; see https://tinyurl.com/create.php for an image and detailed information on […]
6110 Good evening. We are trying to identify the insects in the attached pictures. These were recently found in caragana trees, as well as lilac flowers gone to seed. We also found a few in green ash trees which are situated close to the lilacs. Could you assist us in the identification of these insects and offer […]
6109 Measuring 3 cm in length, we found this bug (a beetle?) in our finished basement, in Toronto, ON, in August. It has been a rain-filled summer and the basement has definitely felt damp. Can someone help me identify what it is? Thanks, Laura Like no. 6105, this is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the […]
6108 My name is Lorie Hayter from Lower Sackville NS. These flying, bitting bugs have been on my black locust tree for the past 2 summers. Not sure what they are or how to get rid of them. This is a plant bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Miridae) in the genus Lopidea, possibly Lopidea media; see https://tinyurl.com/y7c5986w for an […]
6107 Hi. My name is Rob. I live 40 km West of Toronto. Suddenly we have hundreds of these guys mainly on our door frames and window screens. They just started to crawl on interior walls and ceilings. They really tiny- like 3 millimeters in size. It’s beginning of August and first I spotted them 3 weeks […]
6106 Hi there the picture I have attached I found in the basement of my parents house in Canada, I live in Edmonton Alberta. I was wondering if these are Mahogany also known as paper wasps and if so how to go about finding the best and how to kill it. A picture is attached. Thanks. Jaimie […]
6105 Hi, Found this big guy in the garage today. He has some spider webs on him, but I wasn’t about to take them off…he only PLAYS dead! Beside a loonie for sizing. Thanks! Sharon. Winnipeg Manitoba This is a This is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the genus Osmoderma; see https://tinyurl.com/ycmskym6 for an […]
6104 Attached are the following 2 photos of a bug mostly in the basement and they now are appear to be moving up to the main and second floors of our house. We live in Calgary. What kind of big is this and how do we get rid of it? Thanks JT. This is a short-snouted/broad-nosed […]
6103 Hi. i found tons of these on my garden flowersbtoday on lac largille val des bois quebec. Not sure if its a green wasp. we have a wasp nest under the eavestrough. its new this spring. we have tons of bees as well. please help me id it. thanks Sonja This is a solitary ground-nesting […]
6102 Hi, Attached is a photo of a beetle we found by an outside doorway of our home. We live in Lake Country, BC Canada where it is summer and has been very hot and dry. It is 2 inches long. It does have a bit of white dust or something on its body, antennae and […]
6101 Hi. My name is Teresa. I have an infestation of these bugs on one type of bush at my camp site in Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park. (first noticed in mid to late June but still active as they move to new bushes) Do you know what they are? This is a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: […]
6100 Aldershot area which is on the border between Hamilton and Burlington, Ontario. I searched through the spiders on your website but couldn’t find this one. Found this spider today in an empty plant container. Took its pic and let it go. It’s body was about 1/2″ long. What’s curious is the three red orbs […]
6099 I found it in Moncton, NB (August) There have been several of them flying around and landing on the deck. Mike. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the genus Monochamus, it looks like a northeastern pine sawyer, M. notatus – see https://tinyurl.com/y9huk6a3 for an image. This does not appear to be […]
6098 Hello. I have had the attached bugs for approximately 4-5 months (spring until end of summer). They are approximately an inch (adult) and are mostly in the kitchen. They come out at night. They are indoors. I am in Ottawa Ontario. Joanne, Thank you. Like No. 6097, these also are German cockroaches, an adult and two […]
6097 Hello , Found this insect in the 5th floor apartment, Noticing since 2 months (may), Toronto. This comes in night outside specially in bathroom , earlier was in kitchen dustbin cabinet too but now after lot of cleaning reduced in kitchen, found today in bedroom under the bed hiding when we were moving the […]
6096 Could you identify this for me please? Found it while emptying my dehumidifier in the basement. About 1 inch in length. Sarah M. Toronto, Ontario. July, 2017. Thank you. This is a pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Coleoptera: Ceranbycidae; subfamily Parandrinae). See https://tinyurl.com/y97oksfo for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, […]
6095 We just suddenly have thousands of these invading our back yard. We are in Penticton BC Canada in the south Okanagan Valley. This is a nymph of a bug in the superfamily Lygaeoidea, possibly either a dirt-colored seed bug (family Rhyparochromidae) or a false chinch bug (family Lygaeidae). In either case, these are nuisance pests […]
6094 Please tell me what this is. I live in Quinte West, Ontario and this bug was on my screen door around dinner time. I live close to a creek and have many spruce and cedar trees around. The she’ll on its back almost looks prehistoric with spikes on it. Hope to hear from you. Dana […]
6093 Hi. Photo taken yesterday near Franklin Qc. Arnold This is a caterpillar of a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae; it appears to be that of a bedstraw hawk moth, Hyles gallii -see https://tinyurl.com/y9r6smr8 for images and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
6092 Hello, My name is Tammy. I am from Winnipeg, MB. We found this bug crawling along the wet sand on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg. Can you identify it? This is a naiad (nymph) of a dragonfly that has completed its aquatic development and is seeking a safe place to undergo metamorphosis to the […]
6091 I just found this insect on my clematis vine. It is 10:30pm, still very hot here in Kamloops. The body is close to 4 cm. I would appreciate identification. Thank you. Lynne This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), possibly Ergates spiculatus, known as the timberworm -see https://tinyurl.com/ybxpjl8b for images and more detailed information. […]
6090 I spotted this small bug while camping at Awenda Provincial Park in Ontario and thought at first it could be a tick, but then compared the picture to tick pictures online and it looks different. Could you please identify this bug for me? Thanks. Angela This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: […]
6089 Hello. We have been noticing more and more of these popping up in our home. I live in barrie ontario and these photos were taken in July 2017. They are indoors in the kitchen. I find one or two everyday. Today was the last draw as I found one in my lunch bag. It’s pretty hot out […]
6088 Found this Beetle in Sherwood Park Alberta. Mike C. This is a roundheaded poplar borer, Saperda calcarata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), see https://tinyurl.com/3t6lf74 for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
6087 Hello, could you help me in identifying this bug found indoors in Montreal, Canada. kindly yours, Danny This is a darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), likely in the genus Tenebrio – see https://tinyurl.com/pf53k4 for an example. Their larvae are known as mealworms, and they occasionally can become pests of grains that have been improperly stored – see https://tinyurl.com/y8craz7d for […]
6086 Hi, I’m Lorraine from North Vancouver BC. This flying bug showed up on the morning of July 21, and has been resting on an exterior brick wall all day long. I live in a forested area with many hemlock and cedar trees, as well as large maples. We also have some dead or decaying […]
6081 Hello, My name is Danielle, I was in Penetanguishene, Ontario visiting some family when we came across this spider. It was sitting on the screen of the kitchen window with its legs all tucked together and facing out in front of its body. It was rather large, its body being roughly the size of a quarter […]
6085 Please help me what is this. It was climbing up my coach after everyone came inside. It is summer at night time around 10 all the lights are on and they were never shut off we are remodelling our kitchen sink so there was a hole in our kitchen or maybe you could have come […]