Thousands of pest photos submitted for identification.

Larva of a lacewing

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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 of a lacewing (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), these are general predators on small soft-bodied arthropods such as aphids and caterpillars. They occasionally will ‘sample’ human skin, but their bite is harmless.

Bed bug

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6508.  Port carling, Ontario. Canada

Number 6508.  This is a bed bug, Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Cimicidae), Click here for detailed information.

Flower longhorn beetle

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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 flower longhorn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae; subfamily Lepturinae) in the genus Trigonarthris, Click here for an example.

Assassin bug

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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 today, not sure if it is by this insect. Is this a kissing bug? Markham, Ontario. Canada

Number 6506.  This is an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to have a very painful ‘bite’- Click here for more detailed information. Kissing bugs belong to a different subfamily within Reduviidae.

Checkered beetle

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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.

Long-horned wood-boring beetle

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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.

Dogday cicada

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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 worried? Greenfield Park, QC. Canada

Number 6503.  No need to worry, this is an annual/dogday cicada (Hymenoptera/Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae) in the genus Neotibicen; Click here for more detailed information.

Wood wasp

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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.

Larva of a leaf beetle

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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 our ecosystem? If so is there any way to eradicate? Pemberton, BC. Canada

Number 6501.  This is a larva of a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae); they likely had been feeding on shrubs or trees in that area.

Broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil

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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. 

Wasp nest dermestid

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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.

Common true katydid

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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.

Japanese beetle

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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 corpse when I was walking my dog. Toronto, Ontario. Canada

Number 6497.  This is a Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), an introduced species that has become a very serious pest. Click here for detailed information.

Hover/flower fly

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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.

Broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil

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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. 

Male flying ants

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6494.  The insects were beside our washing machine on the floor. There were hundreds of them crawling out of the bathroom where the washer is located. They appeared to have come out at the base of the wall. We used RAID on them. This happened on Friday, July 19, 2019. The odd one is still showing up inside the house. Victoria, BC. Canada

Number 6494.  These are male flying ants. Given their location, they might be carpenter ants (Camponotus sp.). If so, you should also be seeing some females, which would be similar in appearance, but much bigger. Click here for an image of a male and female side-by-side.

Long-horned wood-boring beetle

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6493.  Trying to understand what type of Beatle this is… Thanks. Arnprior, Canada – Ontario. Canada

Number 6493.  This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). It looks like Monochamus notatus, a species known as the northeastern pine sawyer. Click here for an image.

Broad-nosed/short-snouted weevil

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6492.  Small black bugs have been found on our entrance carpet near front door, in the bathroom near our patio, on the wall in our living room, and on the carpet in the hallway upstairs. The weather is very warm today and we haven’t seen these bugs before, although have lived here for 1.5 years. Any idea what these are? Surrey, BC. Canada

Number 6492.  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 beetle

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6491.  Whitby, Ontario. Canada

Number 6491.  This is a click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae), a harmless accidental visitor.

Springtail,

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6490.  Picture of tiny insects found in basement windowsill (taken in Toronto, Ontario Canada) mid- July. Toronto Ontario. Canada

Number 6490.  This appears to be a springtail, a primitive arthropod in the order Collembola, closely related to true insects. Ones like your specimen basically are harmless scavengers on bits of organic matter, but sometimes can be nuisance pests when they occur in numbers indoors. Moisture/humidity management is the best control.

Hover/flower fly

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6489.  This insect is eating the leaves on my rasberrys and my potatos. What is it? Headingley, Mb. Canada

Number 6489.  This insect would not be damaging your plants. It is a hover/flower fly (Diptera: Syrphidae); their larvae feed on aphids and the like while the adult flies can be valuable pollinators.

Giant ichneumon wasp

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6488.  Calgary, AB. Canada

Number 6488.  This is a giant ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae; Megarhyssa sp.), likely the western giant ichneumon wasp, Megarhyssa nortoni. Click here for more detailed information.

Bed bug

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6487.  Tiny found only in one room in the entire house. Calgary, Alberta. Canada

Number 6487.  This looks like a bed bug. Cimex lectularius (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Cimicidae); Click here for detailed information on the subject.

Nymph of an ambush bug

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6486.  Gardening on July 19 found at least fifty of these in the overgrown, grassy section of the garden. They were most prolific between a rose bush and a hosta. There is some damage to the hosta, none on the rose bush. I cannot find this identical insect anywhere. It is fairly small, about the size of a ladybug. Omemee, Ontario. Canada

Number 6486.  This is a nymph of an ambush bug, Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae; subfamily Phymatinae. These are ambush predators on other small arthropods, mainly other insects. They usually are found on vegetation where they tend to blend in and often escape casual notice, Click here for more detailed information.

American carrion beetle

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6485.  Paris, Ontario. Canada

Number 6485.  This is an American carrion beetle, Necrophila americana (Coleoptera: Silphidae). Click here for an image and more detailed information.

Camel/cave cricket

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6484.  I just found this dead on our step its huge for a grasshopper had a lobster like body. Summerside, PE. Canada

Number 6484.  This is a camel/cave cricket (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae); they most often are found in dark, moist, undisturbed places such as caves, basements, under logs or rocks, etc. They appear to be mainly scavengers.

Alpine longhorn beetle

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6483.  Please help me to know is this dangerous insect because I see for the first time. muharrem fejza, pristina Kosovo

Number 6483.  This is an Alpine longhorn beetle Rosalia alpine (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). It is a protected species in much of Europe; Click here for more detailed information. 

Assassin bug

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6482.  This is the second one I find in my house. What are they and how do I get rid of them? Thank you!!!!! London, On. Canada

Number 6482.  This is an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). This is a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to have a very painful ‘bite’- Click here for more detailed information. The only way to completely get rid of them would be to find and get rid of the other insects that they are feeding on. 

Nymph of a wheel bug

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6481.  Several of them spotted in Georgia (USA). Hamilton, ON. Canada

Number 6481.  This is a nymph of a wheel bug, Arilus cristatus (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), the largest assassin bug in North America. Click here for more detailed information.

Assassin bug

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6480.  Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada

Number 6480.  This is an assassin bug known as a masked hunter (Reduvius personatus; Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae). This is a cosmopolitan species often found indoors and reputed to have a very painful ‘bite’- Click here for more detailed information.

Broad-nosed short-snouted weevil

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6479.  Just moved into a new acreage south of Okotoks, Alberta. Have found many of these identical (all the same bug) bugs in 1-2 bedrooms. Have been vacuming them up for last 3 days. they seem to be crawling out of the long carpet ( only in bedrooms ). These are not found all over the house. Just mainly the one bedroom and the bedroom below ( walk out basement ). If we had to count how many of these we have found ~ 30+. Trying to find out what they are and if they are harmful to humans or structure. Thanks for any help. Rob St Martin. Okotoks, Alberta. Canada

Number 6479.  This is a broad-nosed short-snouted weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae; subfamily Entiminae). They often enter buildings in search of shelter, but do no harm there. Simply sweep/vacuum them up and dispose of them.

Nymph of a stink bug

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6478.  A group of these bugs gathered together next to each other and have spent two days together on the siding of my house. I thought the pattern of their markings was beautiful but I do not remember ever seeing these bugs before. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada

Number 6478.  This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in the genus Apoecilus, Click here for an image. These are predatory, feeding mainly on caterpillars.

Jumping spider

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6477.  I am trying to identify this 1/4-1/2” pink and blue spider. Kitchener, ON. Canada

Number 6477.  This is a jumping spider (family Salticidae); looks like something in the genus Phidippus, a very large and diverse genus