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The number of cockroaches appears to be on the rise in the Halifax area, and while experts aren’t quite sure what’s behind the population boom, the pests may be immune to some pesticides.
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Woolly bear caterpillar
July 6, 2018 in Pest Identification /by Pest Control Canada6265 Please help identify From Dunnville Ontario 6265 This appears to be a young woolly bear caterpillar, the larva of the Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella; Lepidoptera: Erebidae). Click here for more detailed information.
Squash borer moth
July 6, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6264 A. I have never seen this Critter before but it was fluttering around my vegetable garden like really weird all over the place like it could not decide what it wanted. From Dunnville Ontario 6264 B. I have never seen one and was wondering what it was? There is only 1 flying around my […]
European Firebug
July 6, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6263 My entire yard is full of them. I need advice on what they are and how to get rid of them. Thousands of them crawling in my grass. From Toronto, Ontario Number 6263 This is a European firebug, Pyrrhocoris apterus (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pyrrhocoridae), an introduced species currently sporadically distributed in North America, Click here for […]
Engorged female hard tick
July 6, 2018 /1 Comment/in More spider identification photos, Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6262 We found this on our dog. From Osoyoos B.C Number 6262 This is an engorged female hard tick (family Ixodidae); likely in the genus Dermacentor. You may want to have your dog checked by a veterinarian if it shows any sign of illness during the next couple of weeks.
Rove beetle
July 6, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6261 Found this little guy in basement. Curious as to what he is. From Fort St. John, BC 6261 This is a rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). These are general predators on other small arthropods, mainly on the insects.
How to kill fruit flies, according to a scientist
July 4, 2018 in Pest News /by Pest Control CanadaAs a researcher who works on fruit flies, I often get asked how to get them out of someone’s kitchen. This happens to fly researchers often enough that we sit around fly conferences (these actually exist) and complain about getting asked this question
Pest Control Professional – Toronto Canada
July 3, 2018 in Seeking employment ads /by Pest Control CanadaMy name’s Bahiri Hamza.I am looking for a job and i am available to start in any time. I have more than four years of experience in the industry (Pest control). Cellphone : 514-926-3857 hamza.73@hotmail.ca
Cockroaches on the rise in Halifax area
July 1, 2018 in Pest News /by Pest Control CanadaThe number of cockroaches appears to be on the rise in the Halifax area, and while experts aren’t quite sure what’s behind the population boom, the pests may be immune to some pesticides.
Nymph of a short-horned grasshopper
June 29, 2018 /1 Comment/in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6260 As you can see by the photo, a clover flower, this is a tiny green grasshopper. more or less 1 centimeter, almost missed it if not for the color contrast. I haven’t been able to identify, is it because it is a immature? or is this an mature grasshopper? Photographed on June 10, below […]
Eastern parson spider
June 29, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6259 The spider was found indoors. The size is about a dime size. Early summer, June/23/2018. It was on and off storms and humid in this region of southern Ontario on the 23rd. If you need more pictures i’ll send you more of the little guy. Number 6259 – This is an eastern parson spider, […]
Marbled orb weaving spider
June 29, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6258 Please help identify. From Shuniah, Ontario Number 6258 – This is a somewhat marbled orb weaving spider (family Araneidae); perhaps in the genus Araniella – Click here for an example.
Rose Chafers
June 28, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6257 These were on geraniums in our local cemetary they were not on when purchased as we have them at home with no bugs on them could you identify for me please. From Port hope, Ontario. Number 6257 – These are rose chafers (Macrodactylus subspinosus; Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). They are voracious pests on many ornamentals; especially […]
Rove beetle larva
June 28, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6256 Please help Identify. From Myrnam, AB Number 6256- This looks like a larva of a rove beetle (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). These are general predators on other small arthropods, mainly other insects.
False widow
June 28, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6255 Found in children’s bedroom appears to be false widow but research shown they should not be in northern Alberta. Just want to confirm. Better photos can be taken before she is released in my shed. From La glacé, Alberta Number 6255 – This spider is in the genus Steatoda, which includes the so-called ‘false […]
Long-horned Wood-boring beetle
June 28, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6254 Please help identify. From Solapur, Maharashtra India Number 6254 – This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). It is unlikely to be a serious pest species, but I cannot be more specific at this time.
Barn funnel weaver
June 28, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6253 Basement bathroom, cool temperature downstairs. June 21,2018. Hot and humid outside. Size is about 3/4 inch front to back (leg span). Quite common through summer months, sizes varying. From Morden, Manitoba Number 6253 – This looks like a barn funnel weaver, Tegenaria domestica (family Agelenidae); not dangerous to humans. Click here for images and […]
Plume Moth
June 28, 2018 in Pest Identification /by Pest Control Canada6252 I have never seen one of these. It was taken today. June 21, 2018 in the North Okanagan valley of BC. Thank you Number 6252 – This is a plume moth (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Click here for another example.
Some central Alberta communities grappling with caterpillar infestation
June 27, 2018 in Pest News /by Pest Control CanadaSome communities north of Edmonton are dealing with a creepy-crawly problem.
They’ve found themselves to be infested with tent caterpillars, hundreds — sometimes thousands — found on the sides of houses, on decks and trees.
Colonial Freshwater Bryozoans
June 25, 2018 in Pest Identification /by Pest Control Canada6251 I found this log in my lake (Sturgeon Lake, Ontario, Canada) covered in gelatinous bubbles that look like eggs of some sort. Someone suggested they were insect eggs. I don’t know if I should leave it alone or get rid of them. Can you help identify them? Fenelon Falls Number 6251 – My best […]
Red-headed Ash Borer
June 25, 2018 in Pest Identification /by Pest Control Canada6250 Please help Identify. From Petrolia Ontario Number 6250 – This is a red-headed ash borer, Neoclytus acuminatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae); Click here for an image and more detailed information.
Insect Eggs or not?
June 22, 2018 /1 Comment/in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6249 What type of bug/insect are these eggs? They jump all around at times, I can’t find anything online about them. From Winnepeg, Mb Number 6249 – I’m not at all sure what these might be. The only insect-related object I know of that resembles these are the pupae of ichneumon wasps in the subfamily […]
Micro Moth
June 22, 2018 /1 Comment/in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6248 Please help me identify this bug that I found on the counter in my kitchen (which at one point was an addition on the original house) today, June 16, 2018 Number 6248 – This is a very tiny moth, a member of one of several families that collectively are referred to as microlepidoptera or […]
Black Soldier Fly
June 22, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6247 Central Alabama, 06/16/18, on our way to another hot day. Found flying around kitchen previous night and again this AM. From Chandalar Circle Pelham United States Number 6247 – This appears to be a black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). They are harmless, and their larvae are scavengers on decomposing organic matter. Click […]
Caterpillar of a gypsy moth
June 22, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6246 Multicolored Caterpillar! From Dunnvile Ontario Number 6246 – This is a caterpillar of a gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (Lepidoptera: Erebidae; subfamily Lymantriinae), a very destructive introduced pest species. Click here for more detailed information.
Larvae of Beetles
June 22, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6245 I am thinking this is a wire worm but not sure all through spring and summer they are in my ceiling light fixtures and randomly in my cupboards. Id like to know what kind of worm they are so i can try to get rid of them effectively. Thanks! From Grande prairie, Alberta Number […]
Cigarette Beetle or Black Carpet Beetle
June 22, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6244 Found this scrambling under my bed when I was doing an inspection. I did crush it a little, hence the break and ooze at the bottom. Scared it’s a bed bug, but it doesn’t look like bed bug pictures I found. From Toronto, ON Number 6244 – This beetle could be either in the […]
11 myths about bedbugs you need to stop believing
June 21, 2018 in Pest News /by Pest Control CanadaIf you’ve ever dealt with bedbugs before, you’ve likely learned the hard way that there are a lot of things that people get wrong about them. And because bedbugs can cause some headaches for those who encounter them
Bedbug query
June 20, 2018 in Ask an Expert /by Pest Control CanadaI have been cleaning a friends apartment and discover after several visits in and out, that his place is infested with bed bugs? My concern is did I bring them home on my cloths? I didn’t sit down on any anything but I did remove his bed sheets etc because they were soiled. What should […]
Birch Leafminer
June 20, 2018 in Ask an Expert /by Pest Control CanadaHow do find a supplier of parasitic wasps for birchleaf miner control? From Mississauga, Ontario The Birch leafminer query – Of the two species of parasitic wasps (Lathrolestes nigricollis and Grypocentrus albipes) introduced for control of the birch leafminer, only L. nigricollis has become widely established. At the level of individual release sites, L. nigricollis […]
Jerusalem Cricket
June 20, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6243 This was taken June 11, 2018 in Osoyoos, BC in the morning. It was approximately 1 1⁄4 inches long. It was found underneath a rubber made container and really ran to try and get underground again not unlike a crab at the beach when you lift the rocks. Any help knowing what this is […]
Stink Bugs
June 20, 2018 in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6242 Please help me for identification this insect. I don’t know that this insect is harmful or not. I have see this insect on green gram. haumangarh, Rajasthan Number 6242 – These are stink bugs (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae); this family includes both plant feeders and predatory species. Usually, when you see a group of them at […]
Ichneumon wasp
June 20, 2018 /1 Comment/in Pest Identification, Send your photo for identification /by Pest Control Canada6241 Found this bug on my car today and haven’t seen anything like it before. From Aurora, Ontario Number 6241 – This is an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). This is a very large family comprising thousands of species, all of which are parasitic on other insects and spiders. They are harmless to humans.