5855 Hello, looking to identify this bug and get rid of it. My name is Loay and live in Mississauga Ontario. It’s October so it’s somewhat chilly around 1 – 10 degrees Celsius. I found them indoors (including the basement) and outdoors around main entrances. This is a harmless sowbug. They have gills which need constant […]
5865 Hi! I am hoping someone can identify this bug for me in Edmonton, Alberta. Not to lead the answer but a friend has bedbugs and just thought I would take a good look in my house and found this in a plastic bin under my bed. Thanks for your help with this! Rebecca This […]
5862 This bug was inside my step son shirt in the arm pit and bit him. The bite left a welt like a bee sting and he said it felt like 2 bees stinging him. Eastern Washington. This is a nymph of an assassin bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Reduviidae), likely that of Reduvius personatus, a peridomestic species […]
5875 I found this insect inside my house Dec. 1 in West Kelowna, BC. This is a western conifer seed bug. They are harmless around your home. For more information see: http://pestcontrolcanada.com/western-conifer-seed-bug
5876 Hello, I live in North Bay Ontario Canada, right on the waters edge of Trout Lake I’ve seen these little pods all over the outside walls of the house, seems to be concrete or brick only though. The total overall length is no more that .75 of an inch and maybe 1/4″ to 3/8″ […]
5874 Hi,I’d like some help in identifying the attached pics of larvae. They are dropping out of a pot light located in my bathroom – about 1-2 every couple of hours. The only place above the bathroom ceiling is an attic. (which contains only insulation as far as I know, since there is no interior […]
5880 I live in rural Ontario, Canada. These little bugs have been popping up over the past few weeks and I was wondering what they were. Thanks in advance. -Risa This is a damsel bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Nabidae), likely in the genus Nabis – see http://tinyurl.com/zvpoopk for an example. Damsel bugs are general predators on other small arthropods […]
5877 Spider found outdoors (residential back yard, running down flowerpot), Calgary Alberta on warm, early afternoon of May 25, 2015. Thank you very much! Gerhard. This is a long-jawed orb-weaving spider (family Tetragnathidae), likely in the genus Tetragnatha – see http://tinyurl.com/jnhdc7c for an image of one in a more typical pose. The webs of these […]
5873 Hi, my name is Bianca-Rose and i live in Hearst, Ontario, Canada and i found this insect in my work place, specifically in a motel room bathroom. I’m hoping you can tell me what it is.it was about an inch long, head to tail. Thank you for your time. This is an ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: […]
5871 Thousands of these showed up all over my farm fence today. Seems that touching them makes them jump. They are very small. I live in South Western BC, near Vancouver. It is November and we have just had a lot of rain and wind. These are globular springtails (Collembola: Dicyrtomidae); possibly in the genus […]
5869 I’ve had a German roach problem and exterminators came about 2 weeks ago (late October) but this bug does not look like any roach I’ve seen. This one is dead and found near my electric kettle. I live in Montreal in a studio apartment. Note the small pincer like thing at the rear. Ps. each line […]
5872 This an apple tree sapling in Rockland Cty. New York. The weather is turning cool. The tree is about 2 feet tall. There appears to be some type of bug lined up on the stem. Would like to know what they are. Thanks, Ann These are eggs of a katydid – see http://tinyurl.com/hhhg6eg for […]
5879 Hi there, my name is Remi. Geological location is British Columbia, Canada. I have looked over your site a bit and I would figure this is a beetle, but what kind of beetle is unsure, matter of fact I didn’t even notice the antennas they had until I took a zoomed up picture of […]
5878 Last week I found one of these ‘shells’ and another this week. One was in plain site and the other was in a dark toy bin. The shell is hard and brittle and the inside has a pus like consistency, any information would be appreciated. Thanks, Nolan This is a puparium of a rodent […]
5883 What is this bug found in hotel. Raymond This is a brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Pentatomidae), an introduced species that has become a serious pest in some areas of North America. See http://tinyurl.com/nkexo3 for more detailed information. Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.