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5755 This bug was found in Brockville Ontario, Canada, while camping by a lake. He has wings as I did see it fly. Could you please identify it for me? Thanks so kindly! Eva This is a metallic wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Also called jewel beetles because of their often iridescent colours, their larvae (flat-headed […]
4593 What makes mud tubes in lawns and mud houses in the corners of our stucco house. Inside it there is 1 larva? Mud dauber wasps could be constructing nests on your home. Send a photo for identification.
4592 Can mice enter an air intake pipe to a furnace if the outside mesh screen is fine and not damaged? Mice can enter any hole or crack big enough to get their skull through. (Smaller than a dime). Look for any small gaps around the pipe and rub marks from their oily fur.
5754 These worms have been destroying my strawberries. Found near Winnipeg, MB. Dave These ‘worms’ actually are millipedes, arthropods in the class Diplopoda. Some species will indeed damage tender plant parts (including soft fruits) that are close to or on the ground. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
The recent appearance of numerous cicadas has many Canadians in the maritimes concerned but according to David McCorquodale, Dean of Science and Technology, Cape Breton University there is nothing to be concerned about. “In Nova Scotia there are no reasonable ground to be concerned about a mass emergence of cicadas this summer. The three species […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved genetically modified mosquitoes as part of a trial to control the Zika outbreak in the Florida Keys. The agency announced the approval saying it would not have a significant impact on the environment. Meanwhile, aerial and ground spraying of pesticides continues. The British company Oxitec developed the mosquitoes, which are modified […]
5753 This bug (carcass) was about an inch long (a bit less). Seen this week in Ottawa. Hot weather. Outdoors. This is the exoskeleton of a cicada, likely one of the so-called annual (some emerge every year after spending two to five years underground) or dog-day (they usually emerge in late summer) cicadas. Most of […]
5752 The attached photo is a bug that crawled out of a plum pit that my daughter was eating. They are from BC and I had just bought them today. Please tell me what this bug is. Thank you, Angela This is an earwig (order Dermaptera). Earwigs are very common nuisance pests that usually do little […]
4591 Need to know the name of white powder which is used by professionals to treat Cockroaches? and where it is available and cost. Thanks in advance. Most insecticide dusts are only available to licensed professionals. Gel bait is now the most common cockroach control product used by professionals and it may be available to […]
5751 Hi I am from Newfoundland Canada and I found these little guys climbing on my house right above my door and I’m just wondering what kind of spider they are. Can you help me please? I found it weird that 2 of them were hanging out together and seemed to be following each other. […]
5750 Thanks for the help, we are being invaded in central Kelowna near the downtown core. The bugs have been covering our buildings and it is hard to keep them out. They look a little like a boxelder bug but lack the red marks, and they are about 1/8 inch long in the small version […]
5749 In Ottawa, ON, about 3mm long, swarms of them came out on a hot summer day and running around the concrete/pavers. I hate to admit it, but this one has me (temporarily, at least) completely bamboozled. It superficially resembles a nymph of a damsel bug (see http://tinyurl.com/hg5ues5 for an example), but I do not […]
5748 Hi. My name is Sarita.I live in Surrey, BC,. We have a lot of bees (picture attached) in our house. I need your help how we can remove them and their nest. Thanks. Sarita. Enclosed: indoor pictures of bee. This is not a bee. It is a Yellowjacket wasp. If you can find the […]
5747 Location: Beamsville, Ontario. All of a sudden we have found a large amount of these bugs in our front porch area and entering the home. Mark This is a dirt-colored seed bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae); it resembles Raglius alboacuminatus, a European species that has become established in the Pacific Northwest – see http://tinyurl.com/gmqq2g7 for an image. […]
5746 Hi, this bug is in my firewood. Some just under bark, and some in middle of wood. This is a pupa of a wood wasp known as a horntail (Hymenoptera: Siricidae). Their larvae tunnel in the wood of dead/dying trees, where they often fall victim to giant ichneumon wasps in the genus Megarhyssa – […]
5745 Hello I’m Leo. I found this while sweeping outside my work, and I’ve never seen anything like it. It was HUGE (About the size of a Bic lighter) and wouldn’t fly when nudged. I’m in South Carolina, USA. Thank you! This is a cicada (Hemiptera/Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae); it appears to be in the genus Neotibicen. […]
5744 Hi, my name is Ronna. I found this bug in my back yard in Moncton, NB on a hot sunny July day. What is it? This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in the genus Podisus. Bugs in this genus are known as soldier bugs, and as general predators on many […]
5743 I found this crawling in my coffee grinder, right after dumping some coffee beans in, so I’m guessing it came from in the bag of beans. At first I wondered if it was a foreign insect that came with the coffee, but that’s not the case since the beans I buy are roasted here […]
How long can bedbugs live without air? If I were to fill my house with argon gas for a few hours then air it out would it kill any bedbugs? Fumigation is not considered to be an effective control measure for bed bugs. It would not be legal to use this process in Canada.
5742 Hello, My name is Joy and I live in Jemseg, NB. Encountered this spider in my raspberry patch last evening. Thanks. This is an orb weaving spider in the family Araneidae; it looks like Araneus marmoreus, known as the marbled orb weaver. This species is highly polymorphic, exhibiting a very wide range of individual […]
How do you kill moths in the house. Yvon. What kind of moths? The most common moth pests in a home are clothes moths and Indian Meal Moths. It is their larva that causes damage or contamination and they are treated differently. For control information See Indian Meal Moths and clothes-moths
How can you get rid of springtails? We’ve been in a newly built home for a year and a half. We’ve never seen these bugs until the builder had to rip up the old hardwood and subfloors. They were out in the elements for so long, the subfloors(chipboard) were so swollen and warped. Could the […]
5741 Hi there. This “nest” is inside a cottage in Haliburton ontario, any idea what it could be? Patti I have never seen anything quite like this before; it does not look like any insect or spider ‘nest’/egg sac or cocoon that I am familiar with. It is possible that it might be a fungal/fungus-like growth […]
5740 IDENTIFY WHAT TYPE OF BUG THIS IS PLEASE AND THANK You. I was in Florida a few months back. Is it possible it might have came from the beach? Found it in my laundry room where all the scuba, beach items are kept. Please let me know ASAP Cheers! Debbie This is a nymph […]
Our building has not been cleaned in over a month and there are dead moths flies spiders etc. all over the floors in the windows light fixtures etc. can there be health effects from this. Yes there could be a health risk. Sorry. We do not offer advice on landlord/tenant disputes. You could contact your […]
5739 Hi there, My name is Rebecca. I live in Hammonds Plains, NS. I found this spider on my back deck this morning. It’s a hot, sunny, feels like 27 degrees 8:30am. This is another orb weaving spider (family Araneidae) in the genus Araneus; likely Araneus bicentenarius, known as the giant lichen orb weaver – […]
5738 Could you please identify this spider for me. I have quite a few lurking around. They hide during the day and are only on Web in the early evening and night. Seem harmless enough. Just want to make sure. I think this is his underside This is an orb weaving spider (family Araneidae) in the […]
5737 July 23 in Port Glasgow, Ontario About an inch long and flies, what is it? Tammy This is a scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in the genus Osmoderma, likely Osmoderma eremicola, known as the hermit flower beetle or leather beetle; see http://tinyurl.com/c69hhjy for additional information on this fascinating insect that I first encountered some 60 years ago […]
5736 Bug for identification please. July 24, 2016. Brant County, Ontario. Lister. This is a male eastern dobsonfly Corydalus cornutus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae); Their long, forceps-like mandibles apparently are used primarily in courtship, they have little leverage and are incapable of inflicting more than a light pinch to humans skin. On the other hand, the much […]
5735 This photo was taken in Auburn, Ontario. My name is Jason O’Reilly. It landed on my kitchen window and stayed there all night and never moved an inch. This is a female eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae); their aquatic larvae are known as hellgrammites and often used as fish bait. See http://tinyurl.com/2ds89l5 for more […]
# 4586 Please help. I have tiny little insects in my kitchen cupboard. They are about 1-2mml in size and are black. I have disposed of all open foods and I have bleached the cupboards several times and used white vinegar. I have sealed all the joins and the chip board shelves (backs). They now […]
5734 Good morning, my name is Pat, I found this little critter in a pail that had a bit of water on the bottom. I live in Qualicum Beach BC, Vancouver Island on 2.5 acres surrounded by plenty of huge cedar, some white pine and fir trees. The pail was on my deck. Kind Regards, […]
5733 Found these at a lake in northern Saskatchewan. Wondering if they’re biting us!! Jackson These are immatures (nymphs/naiads) of caddisflies (order Trichoptera). Case-building species such as your examples are either scavengers, feeding primarily on bits of decomposing organic matter, or herbivores, feeding on tender aquatic vegetation. They would not be biting you. See http://tinyurl.com/haaftbn […]