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metallic wood-boring beetle
6048 Beetle found on a hot day early June, Barrie, Ontario, very good flyer, shimmery copper belly. Carolyn This is a metallic wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), possibly in the genus Chalcophora; see https://tinyurl.com/ybeug8rl for an example. Larvae of these beetles are known as flat-headed wood borers, and make characteristic oval-shaped tunnels in wood. Ed Saugstad, […]
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wharf borer
6053 This bug is fairly small. Hopefully you can help us identify it. My name is Kat and I’m in Winnipeg, Mb, Canada. Thanks! This looks like wharf borer, Narcerdes melanura (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae). See https://tinyurl.com/obonjsx for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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Stink bug
6050 Toronto, our home backs onto the Rouge Park ravine. This little guy was on our sliding glass door. Bonnie This is a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae); it appears to be the species Banasa dimidiata see https://tinyurl.com/ycgkje77 for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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wharf borer
6044 Hi can you please identify this bug. Found two or three in the last couple of days. Worried about it being a cockroach. Thanking you. This appears to be a wharf borer, Narcerdes melanura (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae). See https://tinyurl.com/obonjsx for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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jumping spider
6054 My name is Barbara and I live outside of Maders Cove in Nova Scotia. Four days ago (June 8th) I found this insect on the upholstered headboard of my bed. It has the ability to jump and is 5-6mm in length. I saw an exact one a few days later in my clear tube bird […]
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horsebean longhorn beetle
6043 This bug flew in over our patio table while we were having a conversation. We live in the Phoenix Arizona area and have never seen an insect like this ever before. Do you have any idea what this is? Thanks, Adam This is a horsebean longhorn beetle, Trachyderes mandibularis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). See https://tinyurl.com/yc3petgs for images […]
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Tussock moth caterpillar
6052 I don’t know if this is a pest or not but I didn’t want to kill it if it is! Found on raspberry bushes in Calgary, AB on June 20, 2017. Does not seem to be eating the raspberry leaves. May have fallen from nearby apple or spruce. This caterpillar is about 1.5cm long and maybe 3mm […]
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jumping spider
6047 Found this today and people are freaking me out telling me it maybe venomous. I just want to be sure it’s not. Thank you! Makakita. This is Phidippus audax, a very common and widespread species of jumping spider (family Salticidae) known as the bold or daring jumper. Like the vast majority of spiders, it […]
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Aphid (plant louse)
6046 I recently found these bugs on the new growth of our Mugo Pine here in Calgary. These bugs always appear surrounded by a number of ants and are about 3mm long. Thank you, Tom This is an aphid, also known as a plant louse (Hemiptera/Sternorrhyncha: Aphididae). When feeding, they often secrete a sticky fluid called […]
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Mayfly
6049 Calgary, Alberta, Canada June 08. Has 3 things out its tail, I know it’s not a pest but I’m curious what it is. Thanks, Braedon This is a mayfly (order Ephemeroptera); possibly a subimago that recently has emerged from its naiad (immature) ‘skin.’ If so, it will molt once more to reach the adult […]
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redheaded ash borers
6055 Have a pile of logs from a recently cut down tree and saw these bugs on it that looks like wasps from a distance but up close they were more like crickets. This is a mating pair (the male is the smaller of the two) of redheaded ash borers, Neoclytus acuminatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). See […]
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Too small to identify beetle.
6060 Hello, This little guy was crawling across my bed sheet. He’s about as big as a flax seed, and is brown in colour. Looks like hard shell. He was moving pretty fast. Late June, Alberta, indoors, house has 2 dogs and an indoor cat. Although I cannot place a specific name on this tiny […]
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Cockroach
6065 Photo of a beetle I saw outside my house. At first I thought it was a German cockroach but it didn’t have the dorsal stripe I expected to see. Located north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Thanks! Jamie This is a cockroach in the genus Ectobius, a relatively recent introduction to North America from the Mediterranean […]
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clear-winged moths
6056 I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This photo was recently taken in June 2017 at our local community garden. We have never seen this insect in our garden before. It could be found resting on the leaves of potatoes as well as Shasta Daisies. It looks like a type of wasp, yet we would […]
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Elm Seed bugs
6072 Hello, My name is Rachel. My husband and I recently moved to Vernon, BC. It’s July and we have noticed an abundance of these bugs on the outside of our house (photo attached), crawling around the edges of our windows and around the porch overhang and wooden garage door. They do seem to smell […]
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Dermestidae beetle larva
6058 Found many in groups all over older house in Warman, SK This is a larva of a beetle in the family Dermestidae (carpet/hide/skin/larder beetles, etc.), such as a larder beetle (Dermestes lardarius) – see https://tinyurl.com/y9xsabt8 for an image and https://tinyurl.com/j8ergvk for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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6057 Wood wasp
6057 Hi, Quinten here. This was flying around our backyard today….Live in Kamloops, BC This is a wood wasp (also known as a horntail), Hymenoptera: Siricidae; specifically, it is Urocerus flavicornis. These are harmless to humans; what appears to be a stinger is its ovipositor, used to place its eggs in wood (usually pines) where […]
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Dermestid beetle larvae
6062 Hello! We live in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. My wife recently woke up with about 12 bug bites, solid red, itchy splotches that are swollen. Bites appear in two groups of three on her right arm near the elbow and near the armpit. Single bites appear on the inner thigh, knee, and hip of her […]
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June Bugs
6069 Hi there, my name is Mark from Halifax, Nova Scotia. While I am very familiar with June Bugs, these flying beetles are a mystery. They resemble a mini June bug (about half the size) and usually start swarming at dusk in humid temps. I live in a 6th story penthouse apartment, and it is July, […]
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scarab beetle
6059 Hi there. My name is Katelyn and i reside in the city of Port Coquitlam in Vancouver British Columbia. I’m seeing many of these things in my work, they usually don’t live long I find. Just been seeing them more recently in the past couple weeks when the weather has warmed up. I think they’re […]
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sexton/burying beetle
6073 Located on Vancouver island near Cumberland. Dawn This is a sexton/burying beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae) in the genus Nicrophorus, likely N. marginatus; see https://tinyurl.com/ybbzekxl and https://tinyurl.com/yb3q87kk for images. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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wharf borer
6071 Hi, Found this in our work kitchen in Toronto just yesterday (in July). Curious what you think it is. Tanbark borer? Nico Although this superficially resembles a tanbark borer, it actually is a wharf borer, Narcerdes melanura (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae). See https://tinyurl.com/obonjsx for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, […]
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Pesticide abuse
6068 Can someone please help me and tell me what these are, and if I have a big problem… I just moved into a new place in Calgary Alberta. My name’s Meagan. These bugs are dead, but maybe because I sprayed the WHOLE place with raid, including that spot the picture is at… They seem to […]
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clear-winged sphinx moth
6067 Hi. My friend took this in Gander, NL in his garden. This is a clear-winged sphinx moth in the genus Hemaris, likely H. thysbe, a very widespread species known as the hummingbird clearwing. See https://tinyurl.com/3ufbql4 for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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caterpillars of Abbott’s sphinx moth
6070 Hi. Ann in Winnipeg it’s July 11.2017. Found these two guys in my yard? What are they?? These are caterpillars of Abbott’s sphinx moth, Sphecodina abbottii (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae); see https://tinyurl.com/y9glgn73 for more detailed information. The one on the left had been parasitized by a wasp in the family Braconidae; after the wasp larvae finish growing, […]
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Boxelder bug nymphs
6066 Could you tell me what this is please. They are on the leaves and there are hundreds of them. I live in Woodstock Ontario and this was taken this afternoon. Thanks. Linda These are nymphs of a boxelder bug, likely eastern boxelder bugs, Boisea trivittata; (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Rhopalidae). These can be nuisance pests when they […]
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male eastern dobsonfly
6063 Please identify. Emma in Tweed, Ontario This is a male eastern dobsonfly, Corydalus cornutus (Megaloptera: Corydalidae). Their impressive-looking jaws actually are quite harmless; at most, they can deliver a mild pinch. The much shorter and stouter jaws of the female, on the other hand, can draw blood with their bite. The larvae of dobsonflies […]
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Short-snouted/broad-nosed weevil
6064 Hi , we keep finding these bugs in our cabin we just renovated in the last 2 years and all our in side walls are pine boards , they seem to be in the bathroom mostly but have found them elsewhere in the cabin as I have sticky traps set out also . we […]
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long-horned wood-boring beetle
6091 I just found this insect on my clematis vine. It is 10:30pm, still very hot here in Kamloops. The body is close to 4 cm. I would appreciate identification. Thank you. Lynne This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), possibly Ergates spiculatus, known as the timberworm -see https://tinyurl.com/ybxpjl8b for images and more detailed information. […]
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pupa and larva of a lady beetle
6083 Good morning, I found these insects on my Italian plum tree on Vancouver Island. They attach to leaves and fruit by punchers on they back end and cause damage. They are about 4-5mm in length. Any ideas? These are a pupa and larva of a lady beetle (Coleoptera:, Coccinellidae); likely the Asian multi-colored lady beetle, […]
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Elm seed bug
6074 Hi; Would you be able to identify this bug and let us know if we should be concerned that we have been finding them around our condo lately. We live in Kelowna BC. Thank you. Chels This looks like another elm seed bug. See #6072 found in your neighboring community of Vernon. It looks like […]
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Stink Bug
6082 Hi, We found this crawling in our rooftop deck, middle of the day, mid-summer and have never seen one before. It’s about 1.5cm. We have a lot of container plants and something has been chomping on a few, but we can’t find the culprit. Could this be it? Is it a beetle / weevil? Anything […]
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Japanese beetle
6079 What kind of pest is this. Stripping tree about 40 of them on a yearling birch. This is a Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a very obnoxious pest in many parts of North America. Their larvae are turf pests, feeding on the roots of grasses, and the adult beetles feed voraciously on foliage and […]
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wharf borer
6076 Good day! My name is Hassanal and I would like to ask for help in identifying this insect. We just transferred into a new apartment and this insect is everywhere. It doesn’t bite/sting (well, so far), doesn’t eat the remains of the food and it flies. Location: Gatineau, Quebec – We are living in the […]
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lined June beetles
6080 Hello. My son Griff found this fuzzy winged critter outside our barn this morning right below a birds nest. It’s been a late summer here in Aldergrove, BC. The heat just recently arrived and its July 2017. I did a bit of looking and I’m guessing a scarub beetle of some sort perhaps? Thanks! Shannon This […]
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water boatmen
6077 Hi, would you be able to identify these bugs and let me know if I should control them.. We started seeing them recently (July 2017) and they are just too many! I live in Edmonton AB. Thank you very much. Ayumi No need for any control; these are water boatmen (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Corixidae). These aquatic insects […]
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Fishfly
6086 Hi, I’m Lorraine from North Vancouver BC. This flying bug showed up on the morning of July 21, and has been resting on an exterior brick wall all day long. I live in a forested area with many hemlock and cedar trees, as well as large maples. We also have some dead or decaying […]
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larva of dermestid beetle
6075 I live in ontario Canada. Its mid july and i have found 1 on my kitchen counter ..a few in my sons room on his clothes and many in my car and in the trunk of my car. This is a larva of dermestid beetle (Coleoptera: Dermestidae); likely in the genus Dermestes, such as […]
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‘dog-day’ cicada
6078 Is this some kind of clear wing Sphinx moth? It’s about 4cm long. I was mowing grass in Georgetown Ontario yesterday and this insect was very angry at my lawn mower. It kept attacking it for over 5 minutes then it came at me. I shut down the lawn mower and it left. When […]
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dragonfly naiad (nymph)
6092 Hello, My name is Tammy. I am from Winnipeg, MB. We found this bug crawling along the wet sand on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg. Can you identify it? This is a naiad (nymph) of a dragonfly that has completed its aquatic development and is seeking a safe place to undergo metamorphosis to the […]
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Stink bug nymph
6090 I spotted this small bug while camping at Awenda Provincial Park in Ontario and thought at first it could be a tick, but then compared the picture to tick pictures online and it looks different. Could you please identify this bug for me? Thanks. Angela This is a nymph of a stink bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: […]
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scale insects
6084 Mike here in Winters, California. These photos were taken on a Salvia Clevlandii leaf, date and time as noted on photos. They were taken with an Aven eScope, so I don’t know the magnification, but these were not visible to the naked eye. Any help greatly appreciated as this has turned into an infestation of […]
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Sphinx moth caterpillar
6093 Hi. Photo taken yesterday near Franklin Qc. Arnold This is a caterpillar of a sphinx moth (Lepidoptera: Sphingidae; it appears to be that of a bedstraw hawk moth, Hyles gallii -see https://tinyurl.com/y9r6smr8 for images and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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giant lichen orb weaver
6081 Hello, My name is Danielle, I was in Penetanguishene, Ontario visiting some family when we came across this spider. It was sitting on the screen of the kitchen window with its legs all tucked together and facing out in front of its body. It was rather large, its body being roughly the size of a quarter […]
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brown prionid
6085 Please help me what is this. It was climbing up my coach after everyone came inside. It is summer at night time around 10 all the lights are on and they were never shut off we are remodelling our kitchen sink so there was a hole in our kitchen or maybe you could have come […]
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roundheaded poplar borer
6088 Found this Beetle in Sherwood Park Alberta. Mike C. This is a roundheaded poplar borer, Saperda calcarata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), see https://tinyurl.com/3t6lf74 for an image and more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
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darkling beetle
6087 Hello, could you help me in identifying this bug found indoors in Montreal, Canada. kindly yours, Danny This is a darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), likely in the genus Tenebrio – see https://tinyurl.com/pf53k4 for an example. Their larvae are known as mealworms, and they occasionally can become pests of grains that have been improperly stored – see https://tinyurl.com/y8craz7d for […]
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Dermestidae carpet beetle larva
6089 Hello. We have been noticing more and more of these popping up in our home. I live in barrie ontario and these photos were taken in July 2017. They are indoors in the kitchen. I find one or two everyday. Today was the last draw as I found one in my lunch bag. It’s pretty hot out […]
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long-horned wood-boring beetle
6099 I found it in Moncton, NB (August) There have been several of them flying around and landing on the deck. Mike. This is a long-horned wood-boring beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) in the genus Monochamus, it looks like a northeastern pine sawyer, M. notatus – see https://tinyurl.com/y9huk6a3 for an image. This does not appear to be […]
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