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5964 2.5 inches long looks like black widow hybrid. John. Kelowna, BC. This appears to be a northern black widow spider, Latrodectus variolus. These often have a median red stripe or series of red dots on the dorsum of their abdomen in addition to the ‘hourglass’ on the ventral aspect – see http://tinyurl.com/k3doxlu. Ed Saugstad, retired […]
5963 Hi, I’m Mark in Ottawa. Over the past few days (April 2-3 2017), I’ve found these bugs in my basement at night, near my sump pit. I killed 2 last night, but I found (and killed) 3 tonight (including the one in picture). It unfortunately looks like a type of cockroach, but the color doesn’t match […]
5962 I found this little dude in my room and (s)he’s been hanging out on the far wall for the past four days. Despite my phobia, Ive tried to be kind and leave them be but I’m curious to know more about my little roomie. I live in Red Deer, Alberta and it is […]
5961 I found these clumps of larvae in my backyard in Sylvan Lake, Alberta as the snow was melting now in April 2017. There are at least 2 dozen clumps of larvae often with a larger reddish worm nearby. We have a dog but the larvae weren’t even near any of the stool piles that […]
5960 I live in Modesto, California it is gloomy outside, I found this bug in my driveway this morning it was on its back moving his 4 legs like it was trying to overturn itself. I left it alone 6 hours later I go check on it and turned it over with A stick it […]
5959 We have had a couple of these bugs flying in our house. They are not very good flyers. No idea where they are coming from. Any assistance would be appreciated. I am in Burlington, Ontario. Liz This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera; Cerambycidae); it looks like Phymatodes testaceus, known as the tanbark borer – […]
5958 Hello, Last August we moved from Nashville Tennessee. Before we left, the apartment complex had an infestation of brown recluse spiders, so I wanted to play it on the safe side and ask to see if we are dealing with them 10 months after moving. Please let me know what you think and if we […]
5957 Please help! I’m finding this bug creeping along usually on fabric / furniture / carpet. Not really in kitchen or bathroom. It’s about a little bigger than a fleck of pepper or so. Only find one at a time, never in a group – maybe see one every week or so. The body doesnt […]
5956 Hi, my name is Tara, this is a photo of an insect that I have found in my house not once, but three times within a week. I live in Edmonton, AB, and have seen nothing like this before. Twice they have been found crawling on the carpet, and once in my lunch bag! […]
5955 Hello sir.. I found these bugs all around my house located in Stittsville Ontario. I found it last time in my daughter hair.. I need to get rid of it as soon as possible cause maybe it will hurt my babies .. Thanks This is a box elder bug. They are common in your […]
5954 Howdy, thanks for helping ID this critter. Found numerous specimens today on the crushed ice on rivers edge. South Saskatchewan River near Empress, Alberta. Owen. This appears to be a winter stonefly (Plecoptera: Taeniopterygidae), so called because the adults often emerge during very late winter/early spring while snow still is on the ground. See […]
5953 Hello- I was on a trip to Harare Zimbabwe in March and this bug was in bed and it got into my pajama while sleeping. It might have stung me- not sure but it woke me up and the skin was irritated. Maybe because I pressed it to feel what it was while it was […]
5952 Hello I live in downtown Toronto in an apartment building. This bug was crawling on my pillow. I’ve had issues with clothes moths and recently put a lot of Cedar in my bedroom. This bug did not fly. It was about 0.5 cm in length. Thank you Please help. Katia Unfortunately, what you have here is a […]
A Maine man accidentally torched his parents’ home over the weekend while trying to exterminate ants. Investigators with the state fire marshal’s office said this week that 21-year-old Devon Doucette was trying to incinerate the ants with wooden matches when he inadvertently ignited combustible material that caused flames to rapidly envelope the Old Orchard Beach home. […]
5951 New house here in Ivy Lea Ontario, near Gananoque Ontario Canada… Finding these bugs on a regular basis… Freaking me out…!!! UGH…! Hope you can identify them for me… Thanks… Tim This looks like a nymph of a cockroach, likely that of an oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (Blattodea: Blattidae). These reproduce more slowly than […]
5950 Hello there, I found this insect in our accommodations in Georgetown, Cayman Islands. Any help with identification is greatly appreciated – if it’s a cockroach nymph, particularly what type, so I know what precautions to take to avoid taking any home to Ontario, Canada in our luggage. That’s a cayman quarter for size, same […]
5949 This was found walking across my bed in Toronto, Ontario. This is a beetle in the family Dermestidae (carpet/larder/hide/skin beetles and relatives), but this image is not clear enough for a more specific identification. You should check all your food storage areas as well as any organic fabrics (wool, silk, those trimmed with fur […]
5948 Eastern Long Island in my house. Susan This is a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). It does not resemble any of the commonly encountered pest species, so it most likely is simply an accidental intruder. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
5947 Hi There, Found this on a glue trap for mice placed beside my stove… Hope the images are good enough quality. Almost looks like a cockroach nymph? (From what i guess, or some sort of cricket). I live in an old top floor apartment in Montréal. Anyways, it measures approximately 1.25cm for specimen on left […]
5946 I’ve seen a lot of these beetles in my house. They are about 1/4 inch long. I’m in BC, the south Okanagan. I cannot be absolutely certain, but I believe that this is a scentless plant bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Rhopalidae); see http://tinyurl.com/kvfdkko for an example. These basically are nuisance pests that seldom cause any real […]
5945 Hi my name is Barb from Mission BC. We have been finding these fly like bugs on our window sills and bathroom counter. They have wings but are not flying. They are crawling around slowly. Are they a type of fly? Where are they coming from?? This is a bee, possibly a mason/orchard bee in […]
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5943 I am Michael, and I’m in South Florida. The specimen was retrieved mid March from a South Florida bathroom. I think it may have tried to attack me actually. Thank you. This is a scuttle fly (Diptera: Phoridae). The only thing that they attack is decomposing organic matter; they are incapable of biting or […]
5942 They look like ants, but they’re not ants because they don’t seem to be attracted to the liquid bait that we still have from our previous ants. When you touch them, or even move a piece of paper/tissue paper, they seem to “jump” or leap a small amount of distance. They have wings too, […]
5941 Hi my name is Ben, Looking to identify this insect, it was found in my bed, approximately 3-5mm long, 6 legs in total, 2 antennae, it is currently winter here and the bedroom it was found in is in the basement of the house. When agitated it seemed to roll up into a stick. […]
5940 My name is Tammy and I live in Midland, Ontario, Canada. It is mid-March but still very cold. We have had a couple mild spells over the last couple months. I am finding these bugs in and around my hot tub. Concerned that they may be carpenter ants but they don’t look like the other […]
5939 This was on my truck in Abbotsford B.C. This is a male horse fly (Diptera: Tabanidae); possibly Tabanus punctifer see http://tinyurl.com/mvfm6fw for an image. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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I live in a complex where there is a rat infestation each year. Each year this problem is dealt with however it hasn’t been done so yet this year, there are huge holes in the foundation that havent gone fully through the foundation. there are kids in the area and as an assistant superintendant of […]
5938 I’ve found this white flat bug several times in my new condo building in Ancaster, Ontario. I’ve found it both in fall and winter, haven’t been here in summer yet. I fund it just sitting on the wall or floor and seems pretty sedate at times. What is it and is it problematic? Any tips […]
5937 Found this in my bathtub this morning in Halifax, Nova Scotia This is a spider beetle (Coleoptera: Anobiidae; subfamily Ptininae). These basically are nuisance pests, but sometimes they will infest some dry stored food products. See http://tinyurl.com/mamup5 for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
5936 Dear Editor, Thank you for your help in identifying the attached beetle. A few weeks ago we moved into a home that had been unoccupied for a few years. We are finding on average 2-3 of these beetles in our house on a daily basis. Often they are on their back, in the process […]
5935 I am from Hamilton Ontario my wife purchased a hand made wood hanging ornament ( made in India ) from Home Sense and after a few days of lying on top of our dresser we noticed fine wood grains on the floor and around the object wondering what it was or what could do […]