Checkered beetle or flower beetle

5659  Hi there! Wondering if anyone knows if this bug could be the pest that is biting my daughter multiple times and leaving horrible bites!? (100% she is not being bitten by bed bugs).  We are in Ontario. Thanks so much! Kristin

This insect would not be responsible for any bites, it looks like either a checkered beetle (Coleoptera: Cleridae) – see http://tinyurl.com/zahbs2d for an example or a soft-winged flower beetle (Coleoptera: Melyridae) – see http://tinyurl.com/blmwg7d for an example. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.