5801 My name is Cynthia Reason and I’m a reporter with Metroland Media Toronto. I was wondering if you can tell me if the insects in the attached photo are Box Elders Bugs or not? We’ve had a couple of concerned residents contact us about a fairly large swarm of them in York, and we […]
5804 I live in Minnesota and have never seen this tiny super bright red beetle type bug that borrows little holes all over the place. I pulled this long out of my old 1800’s Catholic Church that rest on my farm. Weather right now is 75 and hardly any humidity. It Sept.19th 2016. And I […]
5805 Hi. My name is Tim, and I am located in Hanwell, New Brunswick. I found this dried out husk in my patio door track. I believe it may be a dried out, deflated June Bug, but I wanted to make sure it wasn’t something nasty that got into my house. It appears to be […]
5806 Can you please let me know what kind of bugs these are? My husband mentioned how they looked like Chagas (the kissing bugs) and I’ve been worried ever since. We live in Bc Canada and they have been all over our house for the past month. Thanks This is a harmless nuisance pest; it’s […]
5810 Hi could you identify what insect makes these holes? I believe it may be a beetle of some kind. Brad. Walkerton Ontario. The size of the holes and the very fine sawdust would indicate powder post beetles are doing the damage. See http://tinyurl.com/gqgf7gr for tips on distinguishing the types of wood-boring beetles based on […]
5809 Hi, I live in Kelowna BC This beauty was found in my garage in November 2015. I recently (couple of weeks ago – August 2016) found another while walking down the road not far from my house. I am curious as to what it is. They are approximately the size of a loonie. Thank […]
5807 HI my name is Kevin. I’m from Sundre, Alberta, Canada. It’s the beginning of fall. I have found these beetles in my house before and upon hours of looking online I can’t seem to find a match for them. Ive found some close but not the same. This one is approximately 2-2.5cm long. And […]
5808 What kind of bug is this please? This was taken in Toronto this morning. (Sept. 29) Roland. This is either a nymph or exoskeleton of a nymph of a cicada (Hemiptera/ Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae), likely that of one of the so-called ‘dog-day’ cicadas in the genus Neotibicen. The nymphs of these insects spend one to […]
5812 Good day. I found this moth clinging to my backdoor and have no idea what kind of moth it is. I live in Calgary Alberta. Can you help? This is a moth in the family Geometridae. Their larvae often are called inchworms, measuring worms, loopers, etc. because of their peculiar method of locomotion see http://preview.tinyurl.com/jukyqtu […]
5811 Can you please help In identifying this bug found in my house, London Ontario. Thank you. Mark This is a small click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae); these are accidental intruders that will do no damage indoors. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.
Hello there I have lived in Bowmanville Ontario for about 15 years now and I have never seen this bug, until 3 days ago I saw one and thought nothing of it. Then I saw a post on Facebook warning if you see this bug in your house then go to a disease heath center […]
5815 I found these in a light hanging from the roof. How would they get there? Is this something I should be worried about? And please tell me what they are. These appear to be the larvae of a beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, which includes nuisance pests such as the yellow mealworm. They are […]
5814 Can you please help me identify this bug. It appears to have 2 legs on each side and antennae on its head. I live in Windsor Ontario. Sherri This looks like a brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), an invasive species that has become widely established in North America. See http://tinyurl.com/nkexo3 […]
5816 Seen crawling up the wall at my school! Please let me know if we should be cautious! please help, I’ve been scouring the Internet for hours and can’t seem to find anything that resembles this. This is a male orb weaving spider, likely in the genus Araneus. Unlike the females, males often are found wandering […]
5817 My name is Ellie… These photos were taken in Columbus, Ohio. In October, these bugs were found under the cat’s water bowl on an ident on the underside of the bowl. The area around where they were found was wet and bowl had not been moved for a bit. (The apartment has AC and […]